Apparent road rage incident on the Pike ends with a man riding on the hood of a car

A driver on the Massachusetts Turnpike traveled a “very significant distance” with another man on the hood of his SUV Friday afternoon in an apparent road-rage incident, State Police said.

The dramatic encounter between the drivers began when their two vehicles were involved in a minor sideswipe-type crash on the Pike in Weston shortly before 4:45 p.m., State Police said.

Both drivers pulled into the left lane, where one of them, 65-year-old Richard Kamrowski of Framingham, got out of his Ford F150 pickup truck and approached the Infiniti QX70 driven by Mark Fitzgerald, 37, of Ashland, State Police said in a statement Saturday night.

“That encounter became adversarial, and at some point, Kamrowski retrieved a water bottle from the interior of Fitzgerald’s vehicle before taking a position in front of that vehicle,” State Police said.

Fitzgerald then drove toward Kamrowski, who jumped onto the SUV’s hood, State Police said.

He drove for 2 to 3 miles with Kamrowski on the hood, accelerating up to 70 miles per hour and sporadically hitting his brakes while continuing westbound, even as other motorists urged him to pull over, State Police said.

While Kamrowski clung to the speeding SUV, he was able to use the water bottle to break its windshield, according to State Police.

When Fitzgerald finally stopped, another driver — a licensed gun owner — pulled over, climbed out of his vehicle, and ordered Fitzgerald out at gunpoint, State Police said.

Fitzgerald was detained until State Police arrived, then arrested and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon on a person over 60, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, and leaving the scene of property damage, according to the statement.

Kamrowski was also arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and malicious damage to a motor vehicle, State Police said.

Both men were released on personal recognizance pending their arraignment Monday morning in Waltham District Court.

Police asked that anyone with further information contact the Weston Barracks at 781-431-5050.