"He was scary," a witness said. "He started kicking profusely and started punching the window." Passengers on board restrained the man with zip ties and a shoelace.
Passengers had to restrain a man who was violently kicking a seat and smashing a tray on a United Airlines flight from Austin to LAX.
The FBI says the suspect was walking back to his seat from the bathroom when he attacked the victim, who was sound asleep, in a random row that was not his. "The next thing I know, I just hear the these blood-curdling screams," said a passenger.
The Lone Star State's booming population, congestion problems, and billions of federal dollars on the table have officials eyeing ways to boost passenger rail.
Harris County deputies said a 17-year-old passenger and 19-year-old driver who ran a red light died after colliding with another car.