Calgary man charged in QEII Highway dangerous driving incident caught on dashcam

CALGARY – RCMP have laid charges in a dangerous driving stunt on the QEII Highway that went viral after being caught on a dashcam.

It happened on northbound Highway 2 near Bowden, Alta. at around 11:20 a.m. on April 10.

The video, posted by Anton Vladimirovich, shows a car travelling in the right-hand lane which swerves into the centre of the lane and passes between two vehicles travelling in front of it.

WATCH: Dangerous driver caught on dashcam along Alberta’s QEII Highway

Data from the dashcam shows the vehicle capturing the video was driving around 120 kilometres per hour.

Sylvan Lake RCMP said they received a complaint about the dangerously close pass shortly after it happened.

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0:34 Dangerous driver caught on dashcam along Alberta’s QEII Highway

Officers were able to locate a suspect in Sylvan Lake about an hour later. The driver was questioned but not arrested.

On Friday, RCMP announced 20-year-old Kunal Anand of Calgary had been charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.

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Anand is set to appear in court in Red Deer on May 18.

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– With files from Caley Ramsay