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Uploaded: Friday, February 1, 2013, 7:52 AM
Updated: Monday, February 4, 2013, 7:09 AM
Cane sword used in road rage incident leads to arrest of Pleasanton driver
Motorist, 61, seized at his Del Sol Avenue home
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by Glenn Wohltmann
Pleasanton Weekly Staff
What began as a typical highway incident, with two cars jockeying back and forth between lanes and through traffic, escalated to the felony arrest of a Pleasanton man last week.
Samuel James Cangiamilla, 61, was arrested for felony assault with a deadly weapon - a cane sword -- at about 4:50 p.m. Jan. 25 at his home in the 400 block of Del Sol Avenue.
The male victim was eastbound on I-580 driving a Volkswagen Jetta in the center lane, when Cangiamilla, driving a Jeep, began to pass the victim from the fast lane, according to a police report.
The victim spotted traffic ahead and moved into the passing lane ahead of Cangiamilla's Jeep, which dodged the traffic by moving right. After that, the report said, the Jeep moved back in front of the victim's car, swerving back and forth between lanes to prevent the victim from passing.
When the Jeep exited onto Santa Rita Road, the victim followed with the intent of talking to the Jeep's driver, the report said.
When the two vehicles were stopped at the light at the intersection of Main Street and Old Stanley Boulevard, the victim got out of his car to approach Cangiamilla, who got out of his Jeep and drew a sword from a cane scabbard.
The victim retreated to his car, and Cangiamilla approached, holding the sword above his waist, yelling and aggravated, according to the report, which said he slammed the tip of the sword "as hard as he could" into the victim's door.
Cangiamilla then went back to his Jeep and turned into the parking lot on Main and Stanley, followed by the victim, who was attempting to read Cangiamilla's license plate. Cangiamilla approached the car again and tried to open the driver's door, then kicked it, as the victim, who'd called 911, drove by reading the license plate to a Pleasanton dispatcher.
The victim followed Cangiamilla back onto Stanley, but stopped following after the Jeep made a u-turn.
An officer was sent to Cangiamilla's home, where he was arrested without incident and the cane sword was seized at the home. Are you receiving Express, our free daily e-mail edition? See a sample and sign-up for Express.
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Posted by Joneser, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Feb 1, 2013 at 9:43 am Is this the result of brainless and clueless, too much testosterone, or illegal substances?
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Posted by Cholo, a resident of Livermore, on Feb 1, 2013 at 10:00 am ROAD RAGE
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Posted by Judy, a resident of the Highland Oaks neighborhood, on Feb 1, 2013 at 11:29 am If this wasn't so stupid, it'd be my laugh of the day!!
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Posted by Ptown native, a resident of the Stoneridge neighborhood, on Feb 1, 2013 at 11:58 am Sounds like the "victim" aggravated the situation.
No one uses their signals anymore and it does cause
problems. People aren't taught road courtesy anymore.
Slow cars in the fast lane is what causes traffic and road rage.
Passing lanes are for passing, not holding up others.
There's just too many people being 'crammed' into this area.
Something's gotta give.
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Posted by Mike, a resident of the Highland Oaks neighborhood, on Feb 1, 2013 at 3:38 pm Some folks got no manners.
Mike
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Posted by Road Justice, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood, on Feb 1, 2013 at 4:23 pm If this would have been Arizona or Texas one of these guys would have ended up dead. Road rage there is serious stuff as everyone is strapped. Thank God for "cane swords"
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Posted by Cholo, a resident of Livermore, on Feb 1, 2013 at 5:30 pm I think it's waaaaaay sweet...like in cute!
I'm a passenger sometimes and I sprinkle cold mushy peas on the freeway!
It's waaaaaaaaaay funny....try it!
It's like being able to see Russia from your back porch!!!
everybody have fun...
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Posted by Cholo, a resident of Livermore, on Feb 1, 2013 at 5:31 pm I enjoy sugarcane...is the sword made of sugarcane?
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Posted by Mr. Cranky, a resident of the Kottinger Ranch neighborhood, on Feb 1, 2013 at 5:32 pm Clearly, cane swords need to be on the list of banned assault weapons.
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Posted by Peter Malloy, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood, on Feb 1, 2013 at 6:39 pm Maybe an honor dual at first light for a traffic discourtesy?
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Posted by Daniel Bradford, a resident of another community, on Feb 1, 2013 at 6:54 pm Leaving aside the embarrassing spectacle of two grown men behaving this way....
The fact that Mr. Cangiamilla allegedly attacked the other drive with a cane sword is (sort of) an argument FOR gun control.
Notice that the victim wasn't injured. What if Mr. Cangiamilla had a pistol? Sounds like he may have used it and later regretted it for the rest of his life.
A cane sword is a lot easier to evade than a gun, and it's a great deal more difficult to kill or injure someone with a sword than with a gun.
In fact, I'd be willing to let everybody carry swords (and duel for the best parking spots at 24 Hour Fitness) if they'd agree to give up all their guns. I can outrun a guy with a sword; I can't outrun a bullet.
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Posted by Arroyo, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Feb 1, 2013 at 7:39 pm A dumbell with a volkswagen. He follows an irate driver for 2.5 miles (as contained in the original report)and then exits his car to confront the guy at a stop light.
After being on the losing end of the "discussion", he calls the police and then tells them that he was just trying to get the license number. For 2.5 miles!! -- Right!! He must be a slow reader, or a driver with questionable judgment.
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Posted by Yup, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood, on Feb 1, 2013 at 10:44 pm It took all those posts before Arroyo finally stated the obvious. The idiot "victim" was being an aggressor, or at the least contributed to the escalation of the behavior by continuing to follow the Jeep and then exiting his vehicle to confront the driver.
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Posted by Daniel Bradford, a resident of another community, on Feb 1, 2013 at 11:55 pm Neither gentleman comported himself with any sense of maturity, good manners, or self-control.
Thank goodness neither of them had a "gun in the glove compartment".
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Posted by Dave Q, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Feb 2, 2013 at 12:40 am Indeed, the cell phone is mightier than the sword....
The bottom line, one of these - humans - carries a weapon in his car, and attempted to use it upon the other. And inflicted damage upon the other's vehicle.
"Arroyo" & "Yup" want to overlook the first stage of escalation, where Mr. C. (while still on I-580)moves across lanes, passes traffic on the right, crosses lanes to pull in front of Mr. Volkswagen, and continues swerves across lanes in front of him.
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Posted by Yup, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood, on Feb 2, 2013 at 8:50 pm Dave, I'm not overlooking what reportedly instigated the event but pointing out that the victim contributed to the escalation.
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