LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville man appeared in court Monday morning, nearly three weeks after a road rage incident that left a van with three young girls inside struck multiple times by his vehicle. Graham Bain, 41, pleaded not guilty to four counts of wanton endangerment in connection with the February 26 incident, which also ended with Bain being shot. His arraignment had been rescheduled several times after his arrest due to his hospitalization.
According to police, the incident began around 9:30 a.m. on February 26 when Bain allegedly “brake-checked” a van near the intersection of Taylor Boulevard and Beecher Street. The van’s driver quickly switched lanes to avoid a collision, but Bain, determined to escalate the situation, passed the van in the right lane before attempting to cut it off at the traffic light at Taylor Boulevard and Interstate 264.
What followed was a dangerous high-speed chase, with Bain allegedly hitting the van multiple times as both vehicles sped down the road. The van, which contained three young girls, was being deliberately struck by Bain’s vehicle as the chase continued. Fearing for the safety of his passengers, the van’s driver fired a shot toward Bain’s vehicle, stating later that he was “in fear for his passengers’ lives.”
The van eventually turned onto a side street, with Bain still in pursuit. The driver of the van was able to navigate onto Taylor Boulevard North, but the damage to the van, including several flat tires, caused it to stop between Henry Avenue and Taylor Boulevard. Police say Bain then hit the van’s driver’s side at a high rate of speed, nearly flipping his own vehicle.
At this point, the driver of the van pointed his firearm at Bain and ordered him to stop. The van driver fired several additional shots when it appeared Bain was attempting to put his car back in gear. Bain was struck in the “lower right abdomen” but continued to reverse his vehicle, hitting the van several more times. Police later reported that at one point during the incident, Bain nearly struck the driver of the van.
The entire confrontation was recorded by the van’s in-car camera, which captured Bain’s reckless behavior. In the arrest report, police described Bain as displaying “extreme indifference to the value of human life” and engaging in actions that created a substantial danger of death or serious injury to the van’s driver and its passengers.
Bain was arrested at the scene and was later charged with four counts of wanton endangerment. During his court appearance on Monday, his bond was set at $100,000. He was ordered to have no contact with the victim, prohibited from operating a vehicle, and forbidden from possessing firearms or any other weapons.
Currently held at Metro Corrections, Bain is scheduled to appear in court again next week. The case is raising questions about the consequences of road rage incidents and the dangers they pose to drivers and passengers alike. Authorities are continuing to investigate, and the in-car footage is expected to play a key role in the legal proceedings moving forward.
