FOREST HILLS, Pa. — Randy Kovach told Channel 11 News Wednesday that he’s still shaken up about a road rage incident earlier this month in Forest Hills that nearly killed him, his best friend and his 2-year-old nephew.
"We're both screaming, ‘Whoa, whoa, there’s a baby on board. There’s a baby,” Kovach said.
He alleged cousins Anthony Hoots and Mack Hoots chased his friend’s car and threw things at it before Kovach’s friend was finally able to exit the parkway and headed toward the Forest Hills Police Department.
"Every time we'd try to get off an exit of the parkway, they'd cut us off," he said. "(They) wouldn't let us get off the exit."
Kovach said once at the police station, one of the men opened fire.
"Right in front of the police station, they shot at the car and almost hit my 2-year-old nephew,” he said.
Kovach told Channel 11 News that he has no idea why it started or what possessed the driver, Anthony Hoots, to allegedly pull the trigger.
"I will never get their faces out of my mind,” he said.
Meantime, the Hoots’ attorneys said their clients are both innocent.
Anthony Hoots Wednesday waived his right to a preliminary hearing, while Mack Hoots was held for trial.
Ralph Karsh, Mack Hoots’ attorney, said there is far more to the story.
“It's my belief that my client didn't do anything criminal in this matter, and I think it's overacting by the commonwealth,” he said.
The Hoots cousins are not behind bars. They remain out on bond.