Police would like to speak with anyone who witnessed a road-rage incident reported in west Edmonton on Monday, Jan. 7.
The driver of a red Acura EL told police it all started at around 4:20 p.m. on the Whitemud near the Anthony Henday exit.
Police said the three people inside the Acura were male “youth that were of legal driving age.”
The Acura was heading east and merged in front of a black Dodge Ram truck, the Edmonton Police Service said in a news release on Wednesday.
Both vehicles were heading toward the exit ramp from the Whitemud to Henday southbound.
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The young person driving the Acura said the woman driving the truck started to honk and tailgate his car. He said he pulled over to let the truck pass but then the truck passed him, pulled over and stopped and “an object was thrown at the sedan from the truck,” EPS said.
Later, heading south on the Henday, the truck would reportedly not let the Acura pass.
“At which point, the truck also drove the Acura sedan off the freeway and into the ditch,” EPS spokesperson Carolin Maran said.
“The truck reportedly stopped, the male passenger exited the vehicle and started chasing the sedan on foot. The sedan then managed to get back on the road at the 62 Avenue exit.”
The youth said the truck followed him on the 62 Avenue exit ramp, west along 62 Avenue and north on 215 Street near the Granville neighbourhood.
It was reported to police that both vehicles stopped at a red light on 215 Street at the intersection between the River Cree Casino and Costco.
“The male passenger of the truck then allegedly exited the vehicle again, approached the Acura and an altercation occurred,” EPS said.
The truck was last seen heading north on 215 Street past Whitemud Drive.
Maran would not elaborate on the nature of the altercation or whether it was verbal or physical.
“Investigators want to hold that back… I can’t unfortunately release any information. We’re hoping that witnesses will come forward and that those witnesses will be able to confirm what’s being reported to us that happened there,” she explained.
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Investigators are worried about the “aggressive nature” of this incident and would like anyone who witnessed it to contact police at 780-423-4567.
“It’s not just the honking and the tailgating, but stopping, getting out of the vehicle, throwing an object out of the vehicle, approaching the vehicle.
“This is not typical driving behaviour,” Maran said.
“We’re just a little bit concerned about the aggressive nature. We’re hoping anyone who was in any of those locations might have witnessed something and can come forward with information.”
The truck is described as a newer model (2010-2016) black Dodge Ram with an Alberta licence plate that was covered in snow.
The driver of the truck is described as a woman in her mid-30s. The passenger of the truck is described as a man with a heavier build, and grey hair pulled back into a bun. Police said he was between 30 and 50 years old.
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