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A man from Newfoundland is facing charges following an incident captured in a now-viral video where a passenger grabbed the steering wheel of a taxi cab driver in what appeared to be an attempt to cause an accident in Whitby.
The dashcam footage from the cab driver was shared on X by 6ix Buzz TV on Thursday.
The video shows the accused, seated in the front, suddenly grabbing the steering wheel without any warning and causing a collision with a tractor-trailer. There were also passengers sitting in the back seat at that time, but their connection to the man remains unclear.
The driver’s vehicle was traveling at over 115 km/h when it crashed into the side of the truck. Once the car came to a stop, the accused quickly unbuckled his seatbelt and exited, while the tractor-trailer can be seen pulling over shortly after.
No injuries were reported from this incident.
“That vehicle could have gotten tangled up under the trailer, it could have rolled or flipped or gotten diverted into other traffic,” OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt tells City News.
According to OPP, this incident took place at 5 p. m. on Wednesday on Hwy. 412 near Taunton Road in Whitby.
A 45-year-old man from Newfoundland has been arrested and is facing several charges.
“He is now facing charges of mischief, endangering life, mischief causing damage to property and dangerous driving even though he was the passenger of the vehicle,” explained Schmidt.
Authorities are looking into his motives since it’s unclear why he tried to force a collision while riding in a taxi cab.
Whitby OPP is continuing their investigation into this matter.
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