Par Michael Oliveira, La Presse Canadienne
TORONTO - Le décès d'un homme de 55 ans, survenu tôt mardi matin sur une autoroute de l'Ontario, a été causé par un acte "délibéré" de rage au volant, affirme la police provinciale.
Selon le sergent Cam Woolley, de la police ontarienne, les informations reçues des témoins et la preuve recueillie sur les lieux du décès ne laissent aucun doute: celui-ci a eu lieu à cause d'un épisode de rage au volant qui a pris fin quand la victime a été éjectée sur l'autoroute après avoir perdu la maîtrise de son véhicule, qui a été violemment secoué.
Peu après 5 h, un véhicule dit "utilitaire sport" et une voiture ont été vus roulant à haute vitesse sur une route de la région de Milton, en Ontario, avant de s'engager sur l'autoroute 401 en direction de Toronto. Selon la police, les deux véhicules ont continué à se dépasser l'un l'autre de manière agressive quand le conducteur de la voiture a une fois de plus dépassé le VUS, puis a freiné brusquement.
En voulant éviter la collision, le conducteur du VUS a donné un coup de volant. Il a été éjecté quand son véhicule a frappé le terre-plein central.
Un homme de 39 ans, de Milton, a été arrêté et devait comparaître à son enquête sur cautionnement ce mercredi, a fait savoir la police.
L'accusé, Wayne Winsor, est accusé de négligence criminelle causant la mort, de conduite dangereuse causant la mort et d'avoir omis de rester sur les lieux d'un accident.
Parlant du phénomène de la rage au volant, le sergent Woolley a déclaré en avoir observé plusieurs cas au cours de sa carrière. Il a déclaré qu'il n'est pas possible de tracer un portrait précis des gens qui se livrent à des accès de rage sur la route. Toutes sortes de gens laissent libre cours à leur colère au volant - même de bonnes mères de famille, a-t-il dit.
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In English please. Thanks.
here is the equivalent English article. It's regarding the fatal road rage incident from earlier this week:
Police say fatal crash near Toronto caused by drawn-out road rage incident
July 08, 2008
Michael Oliveira, THE CANADIAN PRESS
The Canadian Press, 2008
TORONTO - Police said a 55-year-old man was killed on a stretch of Canada's busiest highway in Ontario early Tuesday after he and another driver engaged in a high-speed game of cat and mouse that ended with a "deliberate" act of road rage.
Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Cam Woolley said information from witnesses and evidence collected at the scene left no doubt that the fatality was caused by a drawn-out road rage incident that ended when the victim was ejected onto the highway after his vehicle lost control and "rolled violently."
"Given the pattern of behaviour (reported by witnesses), this was not inadvertent," Woolley said.
Just after 5 a.m., a black SUV and a red car were seen speeding on the James Snow Parkway in the Milton area before merging into the Toronto-bound lanes of Highway 401, police said.
The vehicles continued to aggressively pass each other until the driver of the red car - believed to be a Pontiac Grand Am or Grand Prix - passed the black SUV and slammed on the brakes, police alleged.
The driver of the SUV swerved to avoid a collision and was thrown from the vehicle after it hit the highway's centre median, said police.
A 39-year-old Milton, Ont., man was arrested and is to appear for a bail hearing on Wednesday, police said in a release Tuesday evening.
The accused, Wayne Winsor, is charged with criminal negligence causing death, dangerous driving causing death and fail to remain causing death.
Police wouldn't elaborate on the incident because they said they didn't want to taint any witness testimony.
"It's clear to us there was definitely some interaction between those two vehicles that was less than friendly," said Staff Sgt. Scott Lawson.
"(But) at this point we're not giving out any concrete details other than to say there was road rage taking place."
Speaking about road rage incidents in general, Woolley said he's dealt with plenty during his career, and there's no way to pigeonhole the type of drivers who lose control behind the wheel.
"We've seen even soccer moms (commit road rage)," Woolley said.
He recommended that today's drivers get a grip on themselves.
"If someone does cut you off or you see another person driving badly, please don't try and get even - it can easily escalate out of control," he said.
"People get so angry they lose judgment, but the law doesn't allow you to do the same offence back to them."
Lawson couldn't comment on whether road rage is on the rise or decline, but said it is frequently spotted by police in varying degrees.
"Certainly they range in degrees of seriousness from looks and gestures right through to what I would describe as a criminal act.
"Clearly we take them seriously, and if we get a complaint or call on it, we act on it."
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