Police accused a semi-truck driver from New Jersey of causing eight accidents on a Chicago highway before attempting to strangle another driver on April 28 in an alleged instance of road rage.
Police alleged that the suspect was driving “recklessly,” which resulted in a string of collisions on I-57 northbound, according to an Illinois State Police (ISP) news release.
The suspect, 25-year-old truck driver Hassan A. Moutassim of Jersey City, New Jersey, reportedly removed a driver from another crashed vehicle and allegedly started “battering the driver, including an attempt to strangle the victim,” the press release stated. (RELATED: State Department Official Identified As Suspect In Deadly Alleged Road Rage Stabbing)
Hassan A. Moutassim April 28, 2026 (Photo courtesy of Illinois State Police Troopers)
The alleged victim was taken to a local hospital and suffered undisclosed injuries.
ISP troopers responded to the scene of the crime, the press release stated. Officers arrested Moutassim, and they brought the case to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office on April 29. The suspect was charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery strangulation and aggravated battery on a public way, the news release added. (RELATED: Are We Approaching The End Of The Road For America’s Truckers?)
The suspect remains in state police custody leading up to his first court appearance.
Police said there is no further information available at this time.