A video taken on Highway 401 near Kingston shows a vehicle driving recklessly while trying to pass transport trucks.
Last Thursday, a man, who did not want to be identified, posted a video on his Facebook page showing a black car trying to pass two large trucks on a two-lane section of Highway 401 between Odessa and Kingston.
At some points, the video shows the black vehicle veering between both lanes, seemingly trying to drive between the two trucks in order to pass them.
About midway through the three-minute video, the black vehicle speeds up to pass the trucks by travelling in the right-hand exit lane, and then swerving back onto the shoulder of the highway in front of the truck, just narrowly missing a road sign.
Then, the video shows the black car repeating the same behaviour with two other trucks further ahead, tailgating, and sometimes drifting between both lanes.
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Since receiving the video from Global News, Const. Shannon Cork with the Lennox and Addington OPP says an official investigation will now take place. Police urge anyone who sees aggressive and dangerous driving along the highway to call 911 and report it immediately.
“Make note of the plate, make note of the vehicle. Get the description of the driver and call it in to 911, and we will act on that information” said Cork.
She added that if caught, this person would mostly likely be charged with careless driving and given a court date.
The person who took the video, who was sitting in the passenger seat while his girlfriend was driving, said he did not submit the video to police because he couldn’t get close enough to get the licence plate.
The man who took the video said the black vehicle also ran over large pieces of blown truck tires, almost struck another vehicle trying to merge onto the highway, and drove erratically while construction workers were out on the highway.
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