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Who is Nathaniel Walter Radimak? Tesla driver arrested after footage shows him swerving infront of car before attacking driver with metal pipe

Radimak is booked for investigation of assault with a deadly weapon and on two unspecified outstanding warrants

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: A 36-year-old Tesla driver, identified as Nathaniel Walter Radimak, suspected of attacking motorists' vehicles with a pipe in the Los Angeles area, was arrested Sunday, January 29, the California Highway Patrol announced. He is lodged in a Los Angeles Police Department jail, where he is being investigated for assault with a deadly weapon and two unspecified warrants.

The California High Patrol (CHP) said in a statement via Facebook, "On Sunday, January 29, 2023, Mr Nathaniel Walter Radimak was arrested by the California Highway Patrol's Southern Division Major Crimes Unit in connection with assaults he is believed to have committed on January 11, 2023, while driving a Tesla, Model X, on State Route 2 near York Blvd, in the city of Los Angeles. The assaults were captured on a dash-cam video and several leads were provided to our department by the public which led to the arrest. Mr Radimak was booked at the Los Angeles Police Department's 77TH Street Regional Jail for 245 PC - Assault w/ Deadly Weapon and two outstanding warrants totaling $5,175,000."

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Wild cellphone footage shows a Tesla swerving in front of another vehicle

According to CBS, the suspect was allegedly caught on camera heading south on January 11 on State Route 2, a nearly 90-mile freeway that connects the coastal city of Santa Monica with the Angeles National Forest. The victim, who wished to remain anonymous, said he recorded the suspect trying to hit another car with the pipe. The victim said he tried to get the suspect's license plate on video, but the car didn't have a rear license plate. Speaking to the outlet, he said, "The guy notices that I'm recording on my iPhone, so he tried to chase me down," adding, "It was a little frightening but I'm a believer that if you see something that's not right. You got to stand up and do what's right."

The sequence of events were recorded on a Chevrolet's dash-cam

CHP Officer Roberto Gomez shared the details from that day and said, "The driver of a Chevrolet pickup truck traveling southbound on the SR-2 just north of the York Boulevard observed a road rage incident involving the driver of a black Tesla and a white Toyota Sedan. After observing the road rage incident, the driver of the Chevrolet continued southbound on SR-2, within the No 1 lane, and observed the same black Tesla in the No 2 lane approaching his location. The driver of the Chevrolet began recording the Tesla with his cell phone, at which point the driver (suspect) of the Tesla made an aggressive turning movement into the No 1 lane, nearly colliding into the Chevrolet. The suspect then stopped the Tesla within the No 1 lane ahead of the Chevrolet, exited his vehicle with a `pole-like' object in hand, and approached the Chevrolet before striking the driver's door and window multiple times with the object." "The suspect driver then returned to his vehicle and fled the scene, continuing southbound on the SR-2," Gomez said and added, "The sequence of events of this incident were recorded on the Chevrolet's dash-cam which is being used for investigative purposes." As per ABC7, one of the suspect's attacks includes punching a woman in the face and leaving her with a black eye in October 2021.

Anyone with information on the incidents is asked to contact the California Highway Patrol Central Los Angeles Area office at 213-744-2331.After business hours, please contact the Los Angeles Traffic Management Center at (323) 259-3410.