Officer under internal investigation after road-rage incident

EAST MCKEESPORT, Pa. — East McKeesport police are handling a situation internally after an incident involving a uniformed officer driving his personal vehicle.

The officer is accused of taking up both lanes while drivers were trying to merge, stopping his vehicle in traffic, getting out and confronting the driver behind him, yelling profanities.

The video has been shared numerous times on social media and people are shocked it was a local police officer behaving this way.

"Yeah, it's disappointing to hear that kind of language used. I can understand getting frustrated, but it's almost to the point where it's too escalated," said Sheila Sandler, who lives in East McKeesport.

Channel 11 reached out to the East McKeesport police chief, and he told us the situation was handled internally. While the chief doesn't condone the officer's behavior, he was not willing to comment further, saying it is a "personnel matter."

The chief would not say who the officer was, or how or if he was reprimanded.

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