Vincent Steele

     A Riverview man was arrested after authorities say he shot a pregnant woman multiple times in a road rage incident after a crash in Palmetto.

     The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office stated that Vincent Steele, 50, was charged with five counts of attempted murder after a road rage shooting on Sunday stemming from a crash.

     On Sunday at around 5:30 p.m., a pickup truck was traveling north on Business U.S. 41 north in Palmetto when a BMW sedan, driven by Steele, attempted to pass it in the merge lane.

    The truck’s front bumper collided with Steele’s rear bumper, causing Steele to lose control and spin off into the grassy shoulder in the 6900 block of U.S. 41.

     According to MCSO, the victim stopped to check on the driver, at which point Steele got out of his BMW, ran up to the victim’s passenger door, and fired seven rounds into the truck.