SOUTHBURY, Conn. — A woman was arrested Friday after allegedly cutting a man in the face during a road rage incident on Interstate 84 westbound in Waterbury, Connecticut State Police said.
According to state police, at 9:23 p.m., an on-duty trooper from Troop A in Southbury saw two cars parked in a hazardous spot along the right travel lane of the exit 23 off-ramp.
After pulling up in a cruiser behind the two cars to alert oncoming traffic about a hazard in the roadway, the trooper saw a man and a woman in a physical fight.
State police said they believe the fight was connected to a road rage incident that happened on the highway.
As the trooper went over to intervene, the woman allegedly hit the man, causing him to fall to the ground, state police said.
The man was found with a "significant" cut to his face and treated by EMS at the scene before being taken to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, according to state police.
The woman, identified as 35-year-old Shala Lovett of Waterbury, had a pocketknife in her hand and dropped it as the trooper took her to a safer spot in the right shoulder of the exit, state police said. The pocketknife was later taken as evidence for the investigation.
Lovett was uncooperative with the trooper as they tried putting handcuffs on her, requiring the help of a second trooper, state police said. She was arrested at 9:53 p.m. and taken to Troop A in Southbury, where she was charged with assault in the first degree and breach of peace in the second degree.
Lovett is being held on a $100,000 bond and is expected to appear in Waterbury Superior Court on Monday, state police said.
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