Traffic came to a standstill on LBJ Freeway Tuesday morning when a man involved in a multi-car crash stabbed a bystander, stole two cars, and ran over the drivers, according to Dallas police.
The suspect is now facing multiple counts of aggravated assault.
Video from witnesses obtained by NBC 5 captured the chaos at I-635 and Forest Lane in Dallas just after 7 AM.
A man could be seen chasing after a woman with his car, running her over and pinning her underneath. It was the end of a freeway crime spree that quickly went viral in DFW.
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Sameer Sethi was driving behind the suspect when it all began.
“Originally there was a car accident, both individuals got out the car,” said Sethi.
After a confrontation, Sethi saw one of the men take out a knife and stab another driver.
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“I almost felt the urgency to want to get out the car and maybe do something, but my passenger was like hey, he could have a gun, it could get worse,” Sethi said.
It did get worse.
Dallas police identified the suspect as 26-year-old Angel Zamora Moreno from Plano.
Sethi watched as Moreno jumped on multiple other cars and stomped in their windshields. He posted clips of the scene on his Instagram, @OutsidersImmortal.
Police said when a TXDOT worker stopped and got out at the crash scene to help with the wreck, Moreno got in another driver’s car and rammed into the worker, sending them to the hospital.
Video then showed the suspect driving after a woman in red scrubs, eventually running her over. She was hospitalized as well.
“Seeing it firsthand like that, it’s a very unfortunate situation,” said Sethi.
Good Samaritans were able to tackle the suspect to the ground, holding him until police arrived.
Moreno is charged with seven counts of aggravated assault, two counts of unauthorized use of a vehicle, and one count of criminal mischief.
NBC 5 has learned that Moreno was fired from his job at a Dallas contractor the day before the incident for undisclosed reasons.
Some drivers at the scene said they wanted to know why this happened, and they’ve never seen anything like it on Dallas roads.
“This guy jacking a car, hurting a nurse, stabbing somebody, bashing someone else’s windshield, I think the level that he had taken it to and the amount that he did in his wave of anger or whatever he may have been on, I think that makes the severity level a little bit worse,” said Sethi.
The investigation into the incident is ongoing. Anyone with video of the incident or information is asked to contact Detective Marc Tucker at 214-671-3621 or marc.tucker@dallaspolice.gov.
Interstate 635/LBJ Freeway was shut down for nearly four hours but reopened just after 11 a.m.
