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A New Jersey man was arrested Friday and charged with attempted homicide in a shooting last week on Interstate 78 in Lower Saucon Township that put a bullet in a Bethlehem woman's car.
Lee E. Kish, 65, of Fanwood, N.J., allegedly shot at the 39-year-old woman's car at 3:45 p.m. March 13 after she honked at him for driving 40 mph next to a tractor-trailer, slowing both lanes of eastbound traffic, state police at Belfast said.
The woman also was concerned that Kish appeared to be swerving too close to the big rig as he maintained the slow speed, police said.
Kish shot at the woman's car after he eventually passed the tractor-trailer and let her pass, giving her the middle finger as she went by, according to state troopers, who said they found a bullet in the woman's passenger's side rear door.
The woman reported the vehicle that had blocked her was a silver sport utility vehicle with a New Jersey license, police said. She said she heard a loud bang as she passed the SUV near the Route 33 interchange, police said.
No one was injured, but the woman pulled over and phoned for police.
Pennsylvania State Police notified New Jersey State Police of the shooting, but the SUV could not be located that day. An intense investigation led to Kish's arrest Friday in New Jersey, 57 miles east of the I-78 shooting scene.
Pennsylvania state Trooper Brian C. Roberts made the arrest. Kish was taken to Union County Prison to await extradition to Pennsylvania.
In addition to attempted homicide, Kish is charged with aggravated assault, carrying a firearm without a license, reckless endangerment and criminal mischief.
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