Police have obtained a fresh arrest warrant for a minivan driver in his 40s on suspicion of vandalism for allegedly firing an apparent airgun toward another driver on the Tomei Expressway in Aichi Prefecture while driving recklessly, investigative sources said Thursday.

The 23-year-old man driving the car that was being chased by the driver of the van said the suspect not only fired bullets at his car from behind but also shot at him while driving side by side.

"We often use this route and I drove as usual," the driver of the car said.