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A Utah County man is facing multiple charges of road rage and reckless driving after following a group of friends and punching their car during Pioneer Day weekend.

Savy McEwan told they were heading to dinner when they noticed a red Jetta following them on Interstate 15 in Utah County.

“This red Jetta started following us, and we were just trying to get out of their way,” McEwan recalled. “We thought they were trying to race us.

She said she couldn’t pinpoint what provoked the drive but claimed the driver followed them for about 4.5 miles.

“We got out of the way and realized he was still following us, and that’s kind of when this was not something normal,” McEwan said.

McEwan’s friend, who wished to remain anonymous, said she stayed on the phone with police for their own safety. They started to record the interaction of the Jetta following them on their phones.

“That’s when I started recording because I wanted to get his plates. I didn’t think anything was going to happen,” McEwan’s friend said.

The group pulled off on Exit 260 in Springville and stopped at a red light. That’s when the Jetta’s driver got out of his car and punched the car window.