NEW YORK (PIX11) -- A case of road rage has led to a man’s fiery death, and now a murder charge for the other driver.
The suspect is being held without bail following a deadly collision in Queens earlier this month. Prosecutors are seeking life in prison for the crash, which was all captured on camera by the victim himself.
“Seeing that happen to him and not having that final goodbye taken from me is hard,” said Jayden McField, the victim’s son.
After five years apart and no chance to say goodbye, McField is now focused on getting justice for his grieving family.
“Now he’s gone and I’ll never ever have that closure,” Jayden said during his father’s funeral in Brooklyn on Thursday.
“It’s been a very stressful last few days and weeks,” he added.
On April 5, Billy McField was killed in a fiery road rage crash in Rego Park. One day after the 55-year-old's funeral, prosecutors arrested 42-year-old Jordan Rosen for his murder.
Rosen, from Oceanside, is alleged to be the driver of an SUV captured in video closing in on McField’s motorcycle. Investigators say Rosen ran him down in what they described as a deliberate act.
“There was a heated exchange, and next thing you know, he runs him over—and I lost my father that day,” Jayden said.
Police say the deadly encounter began on the Long Island Expressway and ended on Woodhaven Boulevard in a violent explosion.
“It’s very hard to see that happening to my father in such a gruesome fashion,” Jayden said.
“The DA was getting bombarded with phone calls wanting to see action here, and I’m happy she took those calls very seriously,” said Michael Iakovou, the family's attorney.
The family has hired a Iakovou to pursue civil litigation. “Whatever happens in the criminal or civil proceeding won’t bring back Billy McField,” Iakovou added.
But they hope the video from McField’s own helmet camera—the same one that recorded the crash—can lead to a conviction. “The full altercation was recorded by him, and the officers took the investigation from there,” Jayden said.
When reached for comment, Rosen’s attorney declined. In court Friday, it was revealed that Rosen manages car dealerships and has a pregnant wife. This was his first criminal arrest.
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