--- title: "Tesla Maniac Sentenced to Prison" description: "An aggressive Tesla driver, who was infamously involved in ten road rage incidents last year, has been sentenced to five years in prison." date: "2023-09-20" modified: "2023-09-20" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-maniac-sentenced-to-prison" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Tesla" tags: - "los angeles" - "road rage" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Tesla Maniac Sentenced to Prison ![An aggressive Tesla driver, who was infamously involved in ten road rage incidents last year, has been sentenced to five years in prison.]() *\Image: California Highway Patrol\* ## Fury Road A particularly aggressive Tesla driver, who was involved in a spectacular ten road rage incidents last year — or at least, that's how many we know about — has been sentenced to five years in prison, [*ABC 7* reports](). The man, who has come to be known as "Tesla Road Rage Guy" on social media, targeted at least ten people across the greater Los Angeles area last year by getting out of his car, hitting the victim's cars with a sizable pipe, threatening further violence, and making racist comments. Most of his victims were women. In January, the driver was seen [wearing a mask and attacking]() someone else's car on a freeway in Los Angeles — a terrifying threat for local residents who will now thankfully be off the streets. ## Crime Spree According to the report, the 36-year-old man, whose real name is Nathaniel Walter Radimak, has a long history of run-ins with law enforcement, spanning 20 years and eight states. But whether spending five years behind bars will mean that justice has fully been served remains to be seen. "I just feel like he is going to get out and be infuriated, especially since all our names are out in public record, for the majority of us," one of his victims told *ABC 7*. "I feel like it's definitely still not over, especially because five years isn't enough." Radimark was arrested back in January by the California Highway Patrol, who had several dashcam videos to go off by that time. According to the [Los Angeles District Attorney's Office](), law enforcement discovered steroids and more than $30,000 in cash in his Tesla at the time. Radimak is now in custody at the Men's Central Jail in LA, giving his many victims at least a degree of respite. "I feel like we definitely were able to vent, and really understand each other throughout this whole process," Gracia told *ABC 7*. "I feel like alone, we wouldn't have been able to capture him." **More on the bro:** *[Pipe-Wielding Tesla Maniac Attacks Fellow Driver in Los Angeles]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()