A road rage incident escalated into a four-vehicle crash Wednesday evening at the intersection of South U.S. Highway 1 and SE Lyngate Drive in Port St. Lucie, leaving a motorcyclist with serious injuries and a 54-year-old driver under arrest. Kevin Lonergan was driving a black Ford Super Duty pickup truck and pursuing a red Harley-Davidson motorcycle northbound on U.S. Highway 1 during an ongoing road rage incident around 6:45 p.m., according to Port St. Lucie police.
Witness statements and dash-camera footage showed the motorcycle rider entered the intersection against a red traffic signal and collided with a black Chevrolet Silverado, ejecting the rider from the bike. Lonergan's pickup truck then also ran the red light, struck the motorcycle rider who was on the ground, and collided head-on with a blue Toyota RAV4, police said.
The 31-year-old motorcycle rider suffered serious injuries including a brain bleed and facial fractures. He lost consciousness following the crash and remains hospitalized in stable condition at Lawnwood Medical Center. Two occupants of the RAV4 were also transported to Lawnwood Medical Center, while the driver of the Silverado was taken to St. Lucie Medical Center.
Police arrested Lonergan on two counts of reckless driving causing serious bodily injury and one count of reckless driving causing injury. After being medically cleared, he was booked into the St. Lucie County Jail. The intersection was shut down until 2 a.m. Thursday while investigators processed the scene.