Nassau County, Florida - Two fathers shot each other's young daughters during a road rage incident that escalated horrifically, according to police.

Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper said during a recent press conference this his agency "received multiple 911 calls with reports of people being shot at" on Highway 1.

William Hale (35), who drove a black Dodge Ram pickup, and Frank Allison (43), who drove a gray Nissan Murano, allegedly got into what one caller described as a "cat and mouse game."

Leeper said both drivers were "speeding" and "driving erratically" while constantly break-checking each other.

Hale, at one point, pulled up next to Allison, whose wife gave him the finger. A water bottle from Hale's vehicle was thrown back in response.

Allison then began firing shots from a handgun, hitting Hale's five-year-old daughter in the leg. Hale shot back with his own handgun, hitting Allison's 14-year-old daughter in the back, leaving her with a collapsed lung.

"Thankfully no one was killed in this incident, but it could have been easily turned out that way, because two people were acting stupid and let their tempers get the best of them," Leeper explained.

"It could have been two dead kids because of two stupid grown men," he added.

Both Florida men were arrested and charged with second-degree attempted murder. They were released hours later after making the $150,000 bond.