Police in Council Bluffs report one person was arrested today (Thursday), following an investigation into a road rage incident that occurred earlier this month (September). The driver of the suspect vehicle, 25-year old Derek Edward Rodwell, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on several outstanding felony warrants stemming from the Sept. 8th incident on Interstate 29.

On September 8. 2016 at approximately 9:35-p.m.. Officers of the Council Bluffs Police Department were dispatched to the 52 mile marker of Interstate 29 in reference to a road rage incident.

Derek Rodwell

The victim, 20-year old Alyssa Huber and passenger Ethan Hoden, told officers that a Silver Dodge Caravan began tailgating them as they were entering Interstate 29 from South 24th Street. Huber exited the interstate in an attempt to avoid the driver of the Silver Caravan while Hoden called the 911 Center.

In the 3600 block of Avenue G Huber stopped and the driver of the Silver Caravan rammed her vehicle. The driver of the Silver Caravan (Rodwell) rammed her vehicle a second time in the area of 23rd Avenue & South 10th Street. Authorities say fortunately, there were no injuries resulting from the incident.