Authorities seek suspect in South Lake Tahoe road-rage stabbing

The South Lake Tahoe Police Department is looking for a suspect in a road-rage incident that left one driver in the hospital.

Police received reports around 9 p.m. Friday of an “intense road-rage incident” between two cars driving along Highway 50. Authorities arrived at the intersection of the highway and Tallac Avenue just as the drivers engaged in a fight.

The victim was stabbed and the suspect fled the scene, according to a police news release. The victim was transported to an area hospital and is in stable condition.

The suspect was not apprehended and his whereabouts remain unknown.

The investigation is ongoing and authorities encourage anyone with information about the incident to call the department’s non-emergency line, 530-542-6100.