Machetes, road rage, and fentanyl? Impressive at any age, but most of this type quit or die long before reaching 50, let alone 67; congratulations for lasting so long, Gramps — don’t ever change.

Wolcott police: Officer arrests machete-wielder driver who was chasing another motorist

Robert Berardi, 67, was charged with second-degree breach of peace, second-degree threatening, illegal possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle, carrying a dangerous weapon, possession of a controlled substance, failure to keep narcotics in the original container and possession with intent to sell narcotics, according to a news release posted on Facebook by the Wolcott Police Department. Police did not indicate where Berardi lives.

Police said the arrest happened just after 11 a.m., when Sgt. Alex Talbot was on patrol in a police cruiser in the area of Nichols Road and Wolf Hill Road when he was flagged down by a motorist. They said the officer saw the motorist to be distressed and yelling, "This guy behind me is crazy, he has a machete."

Police said a search was conducted, and Berardi was found to be in possession of 40 glassine baggies containing a powdery substance as well as a prescription bottle containing pills other than what was on the label. They said the powder was tested by detectives, resulting positive for the presence of fentanyl.

During the investigation, police said, it was learned that Berardi began following the victim as a result of a road rage incident that began on Wolcott Road. They said Berardi was waving the machete from his vehicle in a threatening manner and continued to follow the victim until Talbot intervened.