Authorities call on drivers to do their part to end road violence July 18, 2021 — 7:34pm Text size Copy shortlink: "Horrific. Tragic. Sad," said Hanson, director of the Department of Public Safety's Office of Traffic Safety. The recent fatal shooting of youth baseball coach Jay Boughton as he drove on a west metro highway was all of those things, and it should be unnerving for any motorist, he said. Police said the shooting may have stemmed from a "traffic altercation." That's frightening for Hanson, whose career in law enforcement and traffic safety spans more than 35 years. "You should not have to be terrified about being shot if you make a mistake behind the wheel," he said.