Jason Taylor road rage incident

[RavenZ]

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Dolphins' Taylor stabbed in road rage incident


Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor suffered a minor stab wound in a road rage incident Sunday night, according to a report in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

"My wife and I were the victims of an unfortunate incident last night, but we are both fine," Taylor said Monday in a statement released by his charity foundation. "I truly appreciate everyone's concern."

Jason Taylor and his wife were involved in an alleged road-rage incident in South Florida. (Doug Benc / Getty Images)

Redmond Charles Burns was arrested on three charges, including aggravated battery/hate crime, after he allegedly assaulted Taylor.

Seth Levit, who is the chairman of the Jason Taylor Foundation, said the cut on Taylor's left forearm was so minor that he wasn't wearing a bandage while playing in a charity golf tournament on Monday morning to benefit the charity foundation of Tampa Bay Bucs linebacker Derrick Brooks.

The Sun-Sentinel, citing a Davie, Fla. police report, said Taylor and his wife Katina (the sister of Dolphins linebacker Zach Thomas) were driving home from church when they noticed a red pickup truck driving toward them on State Road 84's westbound lanes. Taylor honked his horn and the two vehicles avoided an accident.

Taylor was later driving behind the truck, which was traveling at 10 mph when he tried to pass on the left. As Taylor passed, the red truck intentionally swerved toward him, effectively forcing the Dolphins' veteran to drive off the road.

With the two cars stopped, an unidentified passenger got out of the truck and banged on Taylor's trunk. Burns, who had been driving the truck, also got out and started using racial obscenities and then threatened to kill Taylor.

The 5-foot-11 Burns retrieved an unknown metal object from the truck and tried to stab the 6-foot-6 Taylor.

Taylor was cut on his left forearm as he backed away from Burns.

Taylor drove after the truck, called 911, and later identified Burns from a photo lineup after losing sight of the vehicle.

During the arrest, Burns kicked and punched a police officer and later at a window in a police car before police used pepper spray to subdue him.

In addition to the battery charge, the 24-year-old Burns was arrested for resisting with and without violence.

[#54]

5'11" going after 6'6"?

That's not road rage.

I'd call it drunken stupidity, but there was no mention of a sobriety test being done, so I'll call it suicidal.

[Steve-o]

Does Jason Taylor have the worst case of the wrong place, wrong times ever?