North Carolina driver punches construction traffic flagger Caleb Johnson in road rage attack

A hotheaded North Carolina driver jumped out of his car in the middle of the road to punch a construction worker who had attempted to stop him from entering the work zone.

Traffic flagger Caleb Johnson had been manning the stop sign when an unidentified driver approached the closed road he was guarding with no intentions of stopping their car.

Johnson, who said he followed protocol, stepped into the lane of traffic and waved the massive sign up and down, but couldn’t get the unidentified driver to stop in front of him.

The operator, however, eventually stopped his car past Johnson, leapt out and confronted the construction worker, according to video obtained by WSOC.

The man, wearing a black shirt, shorts and a durag, then struck Johnson with a right hook.

Johnson withstood the blow, staying on his feet but dropping the stop sign he had been holding, footage showed.

The worker says he was caught off guard by the man’s actions and how he spoke to him.

“I think it was crazy. I think the scariest part was he talked to me, he was very non-threatening, non-aggressive,” he told the outlet.

“It is really scary that despite being in that much control, the fact that he was so willing to hit someone,” he added.

Other workers blocked the car from going any further down the road, but the driver managed to reverse and flee the scene.

The crew took note of the license plate and make of car, and managed to identify the driver.

Johnson and his company are expected to press charges against the driver for the roadside attack.

“I just really wonder why? What did he think would be a positive outcome from that situation?” Johnson asked.

Traffic flaggers are told to wave the signs in an arm-like fashion to get the attention of drivers in order to protect the crews working on the roads up ahead.

“Just stop. The purpose of the traffic control flaggers is to keep people safe through the work zone and we tell our flaggers the most important thing they do all day is to stop vehicles that need to be stopped,” said Gary McClelland, the owner of North Carolina-based Quality Traffic Safety.