Fatal Road Rage Incident In Belmont Under Investigation

Belmont MA

20 January, 2021

8:51 AM

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BELMONT, MA — A road rage incident in Belmont on Tuesday left one person dead and another facing assault charges. Dean Kapsalis, 54 of Hudson was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said more charges could follow. A car accident was reported on Tuesday afternoon on Upland Road in Belmont. When police got to the scene they found a 35-year-old Boston man with life-threatening injuries in the roadway near the driver's side of his car, according to the DA's office. The man was rushed to the hospital where he died. The driver of the second car, Kapsalis, left the area before turning himself in to the Belmont Police Department a half hour later, according to the DA's office. The preliminary investigation suggests that a road rage incident happened before Kapsalis and the victim started arguing, according to the DA's office. Both men got out of their cars before Kapsalis got back into his car and hit the man, the DA's office said. The incident is still under investigation.