IRVINE, Calif. (KTLA) – What police describe as a road rage-related hate crime in California last week was caught on camera, showing a 54-year-old man appear to throw a cup of hot coffee at another motorist after reportedly hurling racial slurs at the man.

The alleged assault unfolded on July 22 at around 9:30 a.m., the Irvine Police Department said in a news release.

It’s unclear exactly how the ordeal began, though police said the victim was driving in the southbound lanes of Sand Canyon Avenue when he encountered Leon Tackett yelling at a Hispanic truck driver.

After passing the initial altercation, Tackett followed the victim and proceeded to aggressively swerve into his lane multiple times, nearly causing several collisions.

“Tackett shouted racial slurs at the victim before throw

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