A 78-year-old grandfather from Hendersonville was not expected to survive following a bizarre case of road rage that happened during Friday morning rush hour.
"Bobby" Dillard was driving to Nashville around 7:15 a.m. when police believe he may have been involved in a minor traffic accident with another driver who has been identified as Mark Scarborough.
Police said when the two men reached the intersection of North Anderson Lane Scarborough got out of his car, pulled open the driver's side door of Bobby Dillard's car and what happened next was unclear.
Doctors though believed the 78-year-old was so scared that it caused his blood pressure to rise dangerously fast.
"He had a massive, stroke, they said it's one of the worst ones they've seen. It's just horrible. It's just horrible," his son Steve Dillard said on Monday.
Bobby Dillard was set to be moved to hospice care later this week. His father has been in a coma since the road rage incident occurred.
"I won't ever be able to talk to him again," Steve said.
Following a brief investigation, police arrested 53-year-old Mark Scarborough, charging him with assault and burglary. The charges were a result of the victim's driver door being opened with the intent of an assault, it's unclear if the two men physically fought one another.
"We're in a position where we need more witnesses, we need more people to come forward and tell us what they saw," Detective Neal Harris with the Hendersonville Police Department said.
Anyone with information has been asked to call the Hendersonville Police Department at 615-573-5400.
