A 37-year-old suspect has been charged in connection with a road rage incident last week in Temiskaming Shores.
The terrifying incident was captured on the victim’s dash camera video, and a white Toyota Rav 4 can be seen intentionally chasing and eventually ramming the victim’s vehicle.
Ontario Provincial Police are asking for the public’s help in investigating a road rage incident Monday on Highway 11 near Temiskaming Shores. (Photo from video)
The incident occurred on December 30 around 1 pm on Highway 11 and Highway 65 in the Temiskaming Shores area.
“Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating anyone who has video/dashboard camera footage in relation to collisions and erratic driving” in the incident, police said Friday in a news release.
“Following the collision, OPP made several attempts to stop the vehicle, which resulted in the deployment of a spike belt. The suspect vehicle was stopped and the driver was arrested. No injuries were reported, however, the driver was transported to a local hospital as a precaution.”
The Englehart, Ont., suspect has been charged with two counts of assaulting police with a weapon and assaulting police causing bodily harm. Criminal harassment, mischief endangering life, resisting arrest, assault with a weapon, dangerous driving, fleeing police and two counts of disobeying court orders.
The accused was taken into custody and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Haileybury on January 6.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Temiskaming OPP at 1-888-310-1122 and reference occurrence E241708623.
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