The 54-year-old man is accused of shouting racial epithets against Latinos, swerving into the other driver’s lane several times and hurling a cup of hot coffee into their car.

IRVINE, Calif. (KABC) -- An Irvine man accused of a hate-motivated assault during a road rage incident has been arrested, police said. Robert Leon Tackett, 54, was taken into custody Thursday afternoon and is facing hate crime and aggravated assault charges.

Irvine police said the suspect shouted racial slurs while throwing a hot cup of coffee at a Hispanic driver and nearly causing a crash.