A Richmond man who was driving “aggressively,” towards another vehicle, ticketed for a number of Motor Vehicle Act infractions, according to Richmond RCMP.
The 43-year-old man, identified by RCMP through dash cam footage and his vehicle license plate, had caused “a number of traffic violations” during an incident on Hazelbridge and Alderbridge Way on Friday, Mar. 25.
In a video posted on Reddit by user dmogx, who did not want to disclose his name for his safety, said he was driving straight from Lansdowne Centre onto Hazelbridge Way when a black SUV appears on the right side.
When he laid on the horn, the driver of the black SUV pulled into the McDonald’s on the right, but then appeared to change his mind and started to drive straight but then veered left and blocked the road.
The SUV driver opened the driver side door, glared at the driver and then slammed the car door close before reversing, allowing the current driver to pass.
Reddit user dmogx told the Richmond News that his wife, and two kids, four and one, were also in the car and he was concerned for their safety.
“He … glared me down, proceeded to tailgate me with the horn and high beams on for a block,” he said.
The SUV driver tried to “run me off the road/hit me” and block his vehicle again before driving off, according to the Reddit user.
As a result, the victim pulled aside and reported the incident to the Richmond RCMP.
“It was definitely a scary experience because I did not expect to get so much aggression in return,” he said.
A few comments on the Reddit video noted that “shorter honks to warn him would have been enough,” to which user dmogx agreed he had the horn “on a bit longer than most agree.”
However, he quoted the Richmond RCMP that “it was not illegal to do so.”
Richmond RCMP commended the driver for doing the right thing in this incident.
“Rather than get into an argument or physical altercation with the suspect driver, the complainant moved to a safe location and called police right away,” said Cpl. Ian Henderson, spokesperson for the Richmond RCMP.
“In this case, our attending frontline officers were able to investigate and gather enough evidence to lay charges even though the suspect had left the scene.”
