Road Rage Incident Leads to Charges Against Franklin Man

A 21-year-old Franklin man is facing charges after he allegedly kicked a minivan and hit a female employee at a Greenfield car dealership because he was upset when a woman honked at him for cutting her off.

Chi Huang was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court on Wednesday with one count of criminal damage to property, one count of disorderly conduct and one count of battery. If convicted, he faces up to 21 months in prison and $21,000 in fines.

According to the criminal complaint:

On Saturday, a woman was driving in the left lane of southbound 108th Street near West National Avenue, when Huang sped past her in the center lane, then cut into her lane. The woman honked her horn and Huang then began to hit his brakes causing her to abruptly hit hers.

Eventually Huang went to turn left, but the woman pulled next to him and cursed at him. He then stopped his turn and continued southbound in an effort to follow her.

The woman then tried turning onto a road between two dealerships, but Huang cut her off, got out of his car and began kicking her minivan while yelling profanities at her. A female employee of was walking out of the dealership and to her car when she saw what was going on.

She told Huang to stop, and he then ran toward the employee and began to hit her in the head until other employees came to her assistance. He then ran back to his car and drove off.

Huang later told police he was on his way to Target when the woman began to honk at him, which made him angry. He decided to follow her and after getting to the dealership he yelled at the woman who worked there because she should have been minding her own business.

He said he went to take her phone away and may have hit her while trying to do so.

Huang will make his initial appearance in court Friday.