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Road rage shooting suspect accused of saying, ‘you’re going to die today’ sentenced

SUGARCREEK TOWNSHIP — A man who admitted to shooting at a woman while driving on Interstate 675 has been sentenced.

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A judge sentenced Deaglen Pyle, 22, to four years in prison Wednesday in Greene Common Pleas Court, according to court documents.

The sentence comes after he pleaded guilty to felonious assault In connection to a road rage shooting back in July.

As previously reported by News Center 7, the incident happened along I-675 on February 9.

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Police body cam video showed the victim giving her account to police.

“He pulled out a gun and shot my car twice. He said, ‘You’re going to die today,’ and pulled out a gun and shot my car twice,” the victim told police.

A witness recorded the whole thing on the dash camera.

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The video shows it all started at the Wilmington Pike and I-675 interchange when the cars nearly crashed into each other at the merge point on the ramp to I-675 North.

As the cars drove up the highway, video showed Pyle pointing his pistol out the window and firing two shots at the other driver.

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The police report showed bullet holes in the victim’s doors and even bullet fragments that ended up inside her car.

Five months after the crime Pyle was convicted by his admission.

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He must pay the victim at least $4,000.

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