Driving home from work a quick beam of purple/red light shot across my line of sight high in the sky. Event lasted approximately 3 seconds no more than 5 seconds. It appeared as a Chem trail similar to a plane but was a flourecent and lasted only a few seconds. Similar to a firework tail after firing, but purple/red. Started in one area of sky and ended in another like a shooting star, but unlike any other shooting star I'd seen due to the color.