New Braunfels police search for man who attacked driver with machete in driving aggression incident

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — New Braunfels police are searching for a person who stabbed a motorist with a machete-like weapon during an apparent incident of driving aggression Monday afternoon.

Around noon, officers were called to the intersection of North Market Avenue and East San Antonio Street, near Landa Street, after receiving a report of an injured person.

According to police, when officers arrived, they found a 55-year-old Canyon Lake man with a laceration to his upper body. The victim was taken by ambulance to a local hospital where he is expected to recover.

According to police, the man was involved in an incident in which he had a temper tantrum with another motorist. Both men got out of their vehicles and the suspect confronted him with a machete-like weapon. At some point during the altercation, the man was injured, police said.

The NBPD said they are looking for an older man with gray hair driving a light-colored four-door pickup truck.

Anyone with information about the incident or the suspect is asked to contact New Braunfels Police or Comal County Crime Stoppers.

Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $4,000 for information leading to an arrest.