Man says he was hit by car, then gun

Man says he was hit by car, then gun

December 20, 2006
BY LISA DONOVAN Staff Reporter

The war of pedestrians vs. motorists took a new turn downtown Tuesday night, and this time a driver brought a gun to the fight, according to Chicago Police.

No shots were fired, but when it was all over, the victim was lying in an intersection -- injured after being knocked to the ground by the vehicle and then pistol-whipped by the driver, his family says. The motorist ended up behind bars.

This apparent case of road rage unfolded about 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of Randolph and Columbus, Chicago Police Officer John Mirabelli said.

Police arrest driver

A driver turning onto eastbound Randolph honked his horn at Kevin Rogers, a former police officer who is now a lawyer, according to police and Rogers' family.

A witness told police that Rogers slapped a side window on the car. The driver stopped, jumped out of his 2000 Volkswagen Golf with a .380 caliber semiautomatic weapon, hit Rogers with the gun and drove away.

A witness saw the car's license plate, and police arrested the driver at a nearby condominium complex.

Rogers, who told family he was struck by the car and beaten in an unprovoked attack, was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital by a witness. He was being treated for non life-threatening injuries.