A Florida woman was arrested after allegedly using bear spray to attack a driver and “teach her a lesson” for not “waiting to let a chicken cross the road” while stopped at an intersection, instead running over and killing the bird, according to police.
Cynthia Sosa, 38, has been charged with two counts of aggravated battery and one count of burglary with assault or battery in connection with the road rage incident on July 9, according to the Key West Police Department.
Sosa’s arrest report describes what happened that day, when she encountered the other driver on Petronia Street and allegedly exacted her poultry revenge.
“She was stopped in traffic … waiting to let a chicken cross the road, when [the victim] began honking at her and later passed her, running over the chicken,” according to officials.
“Cynthia eventually followed her because she was upset that she had killed the chicken. According to the report, Cynthia later got out of her vehicle and attempted to open [the victim’s] driver’s door. “They started fighting over the door.
Cynthia wanted to ‘teach her a lesson,’ so she took out her bear mace and sprayed it into the vehicle, hitting Perla directly in the face while she was seated inside.”
Police say Sosa returned to her car and drove away. Her vehicle, a Toyota Corolla with Florida plates, was later discovered and stopped. Sosa was arrested and promptly charged.
According to her arrest report, authorities and medics were dispatched to the scene to examine the woman and a passenger who was with her.
The victim told cops that she “was on her way to pick up her child from daycare” when Sosa allegedly attacked her after stopping and blocking the road.
“[The victim] later got around the car and proceeded to her destination while the black vehicle followed her,” according to the summary. “Once [the victim] was approaching the intersection of Emma St. and Olivia St., the black vehicle jumped in front of [the victim’s car].”
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office took Sosa into custody and booked him. Her arraignment is scheduled for July 24.
