Man Stabbed in Motorbike Road Rage Incident in Downtown Providence

Man Stabbed in Motorbike Road Rage Incident in Downtown Providence

A man was reportedly stabbed in a road rage incident in downtown Providence on Saturday afternoon.

About Incident

Police were called to Rhode Island Hospital on Saturday shortly after 2 PM for a report of a stabbing victim. 

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According to police, they met with a witness who said his friend — the victim — was driving his car, when they were stopped at the intersection of Memorial Boulevard and Exchange Street in downtown Providence.

The witness told police as they waited for traffic to move, that his friend honked his horn at a group of motorbikes to let them know they could cross. 

The drivers of the motorbikes began yelling at the victim and threw a coffee cup at him that spewed the beverage inside the car, according to the witness.

The witness told police his friend who was driving pulled over and exited the vehicle to confront the motorbike drivers.

It was at this time that one of the drivers of a motorbike pulled out a knife and stabbed the driver of the vehicle in the arm, who was taken by his friend to Rhode Island Hospital. 

Detectives are currently investigating.