Leetsdale Police Charge Driver in Road Rage Incident

charged a motorist in a road rage incident Tuesday on Route 65 after police said he waved his gun at a motorcyclist.

Jeff Mincenberg, 49, of New Sewickley Township, Beaver County, is charged with simple assault, reckless endangerment another person and harassment.

According to a criminal complaint, Andrew Visnansky of Pittsburgh was on his motorcycle around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday and was headed north in the right lane when Mincenberg, driving a Mazda Miata in the left lane, began passing Visnansky “over and over” on the boulevard.

Visnansky told police they arrived at a traffic signal at Route 65 and Ferry Street, and when the light turned green, Visnansky popped a wheelie, made a rude hand gesture to Mincenberg and sped off.

Police said Mincenberg followed him and attempted to run Visnansky off the road by pulling his car close to the motorcycle. As they came to the intersection with Broad Street, police said Visnansky looked back and saw Mincenberg holding a silver revolver in front of his windshield, waving it around and shrugging his shoulders.

Vinansky grabbed his cell phone to call police and Mincenberg drove around him and sped off, police said.

Ambridge Police, who stopped the vehicle, said they found the silver revolver in Mincenberg’s glove box along with another .32-automatic in his front pocket. Mincenberg admitted to brandishing a weapon. He was taken to the Allegheny County Jail and held on $5,000 bond.

Leetsdale Police Chief James Santucci said Mincenberg has a license to carry a gun, but broke the law by waving it around to threaten another person.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 21.