A San Mateo road rage incident has culminated in a 62-year-old Kentucky man, Frank Falcone, being sentenced to 90 days in jail, followed by two years of probation, and a mandate to complete 32 hours of anger management classes. Falcone's sentence comes after a guilty plea to felony assault for an event where he deliberately rammed his vehicle into another car, spurred by frustration over high beam use, according to a post by the San Mateo County District Attorney.
Frank Falcone was sentenced to 90 days jail, 2 years probation, & 32 hours of anger management for his actions in January. https://t.co/RvAkQ3Pcpp
— San Mateo County District Attorney (@SanMateoCoDA) October 8, 2025
The confrontation that led to Falcone's arrest occurred earlier this year and involved a vehicle incident that veered dangerously past civility's threshold. Hoodline reported details provided by the San Mateo Police Department indicating that Falcone became enraged upon encountering a vehicle with its high beams activated, which he claims were glaringly bright and distressing due to their perceived radiation. His escalated response was to ram the opposing vehicle. As per Hoodline, the San Mateo Police Department relayed Falcone's admission, "He decided to ram the vehicle and when the victim vehicle was stopped, Falcone decided to ram the vehicle again."
The retaliatory violence did not cease with a single collision. Falcone proceeded to use his car as a battering ram, hitting the victim's vehicle multiple times. This brazen behavior occurred at the Pacific Blvd. and Laurie Meadows Dr. intersection in San Mateo. His attempt to flee the scene after the assault was futile; the San Mateo Police Department apprehended Falcone after a mere two-block escape.
Compounding his earlier assault, Falcone initially escaped arrest due to a brief but momentous misidentification of the Belmont Police Department personnel as impersonators, a factor leading him to continue fleeing. Eventually brought to a stop, he faced multiple charges, including assault with a deadly weapon, or force likely to produce substantial harm or injury, as specified under Penal Code 245(a)(4)PC. The Hoodline report confirmed Falcone's subsequent arrest and booking into the San Mateo County Jail.
