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Red Sox fan charged with batting bystander

FALMOUTH, Mass. (UPI) -- Police say a Red Sox fan attacked a man with a baseball bat after a Fourth of July fireworks display because his car had New York plates.

William Nestor, 29, was returning to his Long Island home with his family when they became stuck in heavy traffic and then was confronted by a group of hooligans, the New York Post reported Monday.

"They were yelling, 'Yankees! Yankees!' and 'F - - - New York' " Nestor said. "When they saw the plates, they came at me.

One man carrying an aluminum bat, whom police identified as Robert Correia, 20, allegedly whacked Nestor's head, body and arms. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was treated and released.

Correia was soon located at a nearby apartment building and charged with assault. Cops are looking for his alleged accomplices.

"I didn't even know the Yankees and Red Sox were playing," said Nestor, acknowledging he is not a particularly big baseball fan.

Copyright 2008 by United Press International

This news arrived on: 07/07/2008

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