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Beaten 9/11 Firefighter is Road Rage Victim

From today's Daily News:

After attending a 9/11 memorial last Monday, Berkhout was walking with hiswife, Margaret, when a car recklessly sped past them, and he yelled at it.

The car skidded to a stop, and three men got out: 28-year-old twins Darnelland Darian Taylor, and their 25-year-old brother Christopher Robinson, copssaid. The thugs set upon Berkhout, pummeling him with their fists and feet, copssaid.

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