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Man Arrested for Alleged Hate-Motivated Assault During Road Rage Incident in Irvine

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, JUL 24 – Robert Leon Tackett faces aggravated assault and hate crime charges after an aggressive incident involving racial slurs and hot coffee, captured and posted on Instagram by the victim.

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An Irvine man accused of a hate-motivated assault during a road rage incident has been arrested, police said.

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A man was arrested Thursday for an alleged hate-motivated assault on a truck driver in Irvine, authorities said. The road rage incident happened on Tuesday around 9:30 a.m. along Sand Canyon Avenue near the 5 Freeway, according to Irvine police. Robert Leon Tackett, 54, became hostile, driving aggressively while shouting racial slurs at the victim, police said. Tackett proceeded to throw a hot cup of coffee at the truck driver, some of which lan…

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NBC LA broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
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