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A person is dealing with charges stemming from an incident captured in a now-viral video displaying a passenger grabbing a taxi cab driver’s steering wheel in a perceived try and trigger an accident in Whitby.
The cab driver’s dashcam video was obtained and shared on X by 6ixBuzz TV on Thursday.
It captures the accused, who was sitting within the entrance seat, grabbing the steering wheel and forcing a collision into the tractor-trailer. There have been additionally passengers within the again seat on the time.
The driving force’s car crashes into the facet of the truck. As soon as the automotive involves a cease, the accused shortly removes his seatbelt and exits, and the tractor-trailer is seen pulling over on the facet of the street a brief distance later.
No accidents had been reported.
OPP tells CityNews that the incident occurred at 5 p.m. on Wednesday on Hwy. 412 close to Taunton Street in Whitby. The male passenger seen within the video was arrested and charged with harmful driving, mischief endangering life and harm to property.
The accused stays in custody pending a bail listening to in Oshawa. An OPP spokesperson stated authorities are investigating the person’s motives, because it’s unclear why he tried to drive a collision in a taxi cab.
Whitby OPP is finishing up the continued investigation.
