The white SUV that is believed to be involved in the road rage incident. (Supplied by Lethbridge Police Service)

By David Opinko

LPS looking for suspect in “road rage” incident

Mar 17, 2020 | 3:11 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is asking for the public’s help in finding the driver of a vehicle who drove in a high-speed road rage incident that ended in a rollover collision.

On Tuesday, March 10 at approximately 6:30 pm, police and EMS responded to a collision on 5 Ave North just east of Stafford Drive North.

The investigation determined that a 19-year-old driver was heading northbound on Stafford in the area of 1 Ave South when he became involved in an incident with an unknown driver in a lighter-coloured SUV.

“Both vehicles were travelling at a high rate of speed – witnesses estimated upwards of 100 km/h,” reads a media release from LPS.

The 19-year-old tried to cut in front of the SUV to turn right onto 5 Ave North, but due to the speed, he was unable to maintain control of the vehicle.

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The vehicle jumped the centre meridian on 5 Ave North and entered the westbound lanes, striking a vehicle and going over the hood/windshield before rolling once.

The occupants of both vehicles were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Aren Benjamin Lee Verwer, 19, of Lethbridge, is charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle. He is scheduled to appear in court on April 29.

The investigation into the driver of the SUV is ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to call LPS at 403-328-4444 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477. Tips can be submitted online to www.p3tips.com