Sonoma commuter pulled from car, beaten

A Glen Ellen man was arrested Tuesday after pulling another driver from his vehicle in Highway 37 commute traffic and beating him with a flashlight.

The brutal road rage attack occurred near Lakeview Highway about 4 p.m. when Robert Lind, 27, started a fight with an unidentified 62-year-old Sonoma man.

Witnesses said Lind approach the victim’s vehicle and pulled him out of the car. Lind then hit the victim’s head and face several times with a metal flashlight. After the victim fell to the ground, Lind kicked him.

At that point, several bystanders intervened and stopped the attack, taking Lind’s car keys away from him.

Paramedics treated the victim for blunt force trauma and injuries to his head and face, as well as cuts and scratches to his arms and legs. He was released at the scene.

Lind was arrested for Assault with a Deadly Weapon – both the flashlight blows and the kicking – and jailed.

If you have any knowledge about the original road rage incident or the attack and you have not spoken with the deputy sheriffs who handled the investigation, please contact the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office at 707-565-2650.