GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich. – A Michigan driver was attacked by someone with an ax because he didn’t turn right at a red light, police said.
Just before 2 p.m. on April 14, a 74-year-old man driving near the intersection of Woodmere and Hannah in Grand Traverse County sat through a red light instead of turning right, Local 4’s NBC affiliate in Traverse City reported.
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Police said a 70-year-old Traverse City man was in a car behind the 74-year-old man and followed him to the Traverse Area District Library,
Once the 74-year-old man got out of his car, the 70-year-old man allegedly approached him and attacked him with an ax, injuring the 74-year-old in his left upper arm. Both men then left the area.
The 74-year-old man drove himself to a local hospital and is being treated for his non-life-threatening injuries.
The 70-year-old man was later arrested at his home and faces a charge of assault to do great bodily harm.