A Wisconsin truck driver was indicted Tuesday for the murder of another trucker who prosecutors say argued with the victim on the CB radio before tailgating and pulling over to stab him to death on the Edens Expressway last month.
David Seddon, 48, of Racine, Wis., was formally charged with first-degree murder in the death of Allen Lauritzen, Cook County State’s Attorney’s office spokeswoman Andy Conklin said.
Seddon is being held without bond.
Lauritzen, 40, of Sparta, Wis., died of two stab wounds to the chest and his death was ruled a homicide, Lake County Coroner Dr. Richard Keller said.
Lauritzen also suffered a stab wound to the arm.
Illinois State Police said a motorist called about 10:42 a.m. on Jan. 15 to report two men in an “altercation” near two 18-wheel semis parked on the shoulder of the Edens just below the Tower Road overpass near Northfield.
Soon after, another motorist stopped to give first aid to a man he found lying unconscious on the pavement beside a truck. The second truck was gone.
During bond proceedings, prosecutors said the men were arguing over theCB radio and Seddon began tailgating Lauritzen’s truck.
Seddon then pulled over and began a physical fight, during which he took out a buck knife and began stabbing Lauritzen.
Seddon then fled north in his truck and threw the knife in a landfill in Racine, court records indicate.
He will appear for arraignment in Skokie on Feb. 24.
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