CHULA VISTA, Calif. (KGTV) - Chula Vista Police on Wednesday identified the man stabbed to death in what officers described as a road rage incident.
Horace Williams, 36, was involved in the fight with 60-year-old Rickey Smith on Sweetwater Road Tuesday, police said.
Witnesses told police Smith was following Williams’ van as the two yelled at each other. Smith’s pickup struck the van from behind, then Smith pulled in front of the van and stopped abruptly, witnesses said. The maneuver caused a crash, after which Smith left his truck and stabbed Williams, according to police.
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Williams, a resident of National City, died at the hospital.
Smith is a FedEx employee but does not work as a driver. Witnesses said he was wearing his uniform at the time of the incident.
“This report is deeply disturbing. We extend our sympathies to those affected by this tragedy,” a FedEx spokesperson said in a statement.
Police said Smith does not have a criminal record. He is the organist at St. Steven’s Church of God, where his wife is the director of the youth choir. Parishioners told 10News the Smiths are a “very nice couple”.
Williams leaves behind a fiancee and five young daughters. His family has established a GoFundMe account in his name.
