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Online Taxi Driver Arrested for Road Rage on JORR Toll Road
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Online Taxi Driver Arrested for Road Rage on JORR Toll Road

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News From a news agency Outcome reported
  • An online taxi driver, identified as JF (57), was arrested for a road rage incident on the JORR toll road in South Jakarta.
  • The incident, which occurred on May 26, involved the driver allegedly damaging another vehicle after a failed overtaking attempt.
  • Police apprehended JF at his residence in Ciputat, Tangerang Selatan, following an investigation based on viral social media videos and a police report filed by the victim.

Police have arrested a 57-year-old online taxi driver, identified by the initials JF, for a road rage incident that occurred on the JORR toll road in Pondok Pinang, South Jakarta. The incident, which was captured on video and went viral on social media, involved the driver allegedly damaging another vehicle.

The perpetrator was apprehended by the Opsnal Unit 1 Resmob Team of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police at his residence in the Ciputat area, Tangerang Selatan, without resistance.

— AKBP Resa Fiardi MarasabessyHead of Sub-Directorate for Traffic/Resmob at the Jakarta Metropolitan Police, confirming the arrest.

According to AKBP Resa Fiardi Marasabessy, Head of Sub-Directorate for Traffic/Resmob at the Jakarta Metropolitan Police, JF was apprehended without resistance at his home in Ciputat, Tangerang Selatan. The arrest followed an investigation initiated after cyber patrols discovered the viral video and the victim, Peter Atindra Akbar, filed a police report on May 29.

The incident reportedly took place on May 26 around 7:22 PM. The victim was driving his Suzuki minibus on the JORR toll road when JF, driving a Daihatsu Sigra, attempted to overtake from the left. Due to the narrow lane, JF's car allegedly scraped the victim's vehicle. JF then allegedly forced his way to overtake from the right, intentionally colliding with the victim's car before stopping in front of it.

After investigation, the victim named Peter Atindra Akbar had officially filed a police report at the Kebayoran Lama Police Station on Friday (29/5).

— AKBP Resa Fiardi MarasabessyExplaining the initial steps of the investigation that led to the arrest.

Resa stated that JF then exited his vehicle and allegedly punched the victim's right side mirror with his bare hand. Dissatisfied, JF reportedly retrieved a lug wrench from his car and struck the victim's mirror and right side body three times, breaking the mirror. The victim managed to retrieve the broken mirror and record JF's face and license plate before JF fled the scene.

Based on IT analysis, the team successfully identified the perpetrator's profile and immediately proceeded with the arrest at his home on Jalan Cimandiri Raya, Cipayung, Ciputat, on Friday (29/5) around 3:30 PM Western Indonesian Time.

— AKBP Resa Fiardi MarasabessyDetailing the use of technology in locating and apprehending the suspect.

During the arrest, police seized several items as evidence, including a green short-sleeved shirt, a black jacket, blue trousers, a smartphone, and video recordings of the incident. JF and the evidence have been taken to the Jakarta Metropolitan Police headquarters for further processing.

The perpetrator then got out of his car and immediately hit the victim's right side mirror with his bare hand. Not satisfied, the perpetrator returned to his car to take a lug wrench, then hit it towards the mirror and the right side body of the victim's car three times until the mirror broke.

— AKBP Resa Fiardi MarasabessyDescribing the physical damage inflicted by the suspect during the road rage incident.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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