NASHUA, N.H (WHDH) - NASHUA, N.H (WHDH) – Nashua police say they have made an arrest after a man was caught on video shoving woman to the ground in apparent road rage attack.

Jennifer Needham said the incident happened Sunday at noon near the 99 Restaurant on Amherst Street in Nashua.

She said the two cars were beeping at each other before the man approached the woman’s car, screamed at her and flailed his arms. He then walked back to his car. That is when Needham took out her phone.

“As it is expected nowadays for stuff like that to happen, you really don’t expect it to happen right in front of your face, nevermind capture it,” said Needham.

Needham’s video showed the woman getting out of her car and walking up to the man’s car. The man, later identified as Ricardo Montanez, 28, of Hudson, then got out of his car and shoved the woman into the snow.

Nashua Police were called to the scene for reports of an accident and determined that it was an incident liked caused by road rage.

Montanez was arrested Tuesday and charged with simple assault.

Montanez was released on $5000 personal recognizance. He is slated to be arraigned in March.

Ricardo Montanez — Nashua Police Dept.

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