Manotick Road Rage Victim Unhappy 45-Minute Response Time of Police

A driver got out of his vehicle and attacked a motorcyclist at the corner of Mitch Owens and River Roads in a road rage incident Tues., July 9.

CTV News Ottawa obtained and showed footage from the dash cam, which shows a Dodge SUV pulling a U-Haul trailer turning right and cutting off several motorcycles leading up to the altercation.

The motorcycles passed the driver, with one of the drivers flipping the bird at the SUV driver.

At the next traffic light, which was the intersection of Mitch Owens and River Road, the SUV rolled up extremely close to the bike, provoking the altercation.

“…He pulled up inches from my back wheel and so I got off my bike to go talk to him not even realizing at first that it was the same guy,” the assault victim, who asked that his identity not be concealed, told CTV News.

“Him and the two women in his car started screaming at me like crazy. I could not believe how angry they were. It took me by surprise. He started trying to open his door to attack me so I tried to keep the door closed, but he spun in his seat, kicked the door open and get out with a glass bottle. I didn’t know if he was going to hit me with it or try to stab me with it, and so at that point, I had to just stand and defend.

“I kind of caught the bottle as he swung it at me, and then he took me to the ground. He was choking me on the ground and then two women got out of the car and started kicking me on the ground.”

A group of motorcyclists were meeting at the Tim Hortons quick service restaurant at the location. They rushed to the altercation and pulled the biker out of the brawl.

The driver told CTV News that it took 45 minutes for police to respond to the incident, despite people at the scene calling the Ottawa Police Service immediately after the incident. The victim of the attack told CTV News that after the police arrived, they did not talk to him for 15 minutes.

The Ottawa Police Service issued a statement to CTV News.

“At approximately 8:35 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9th, Ottawa Police received a call for service in relation to a disturbance in the area of Mitch Owens Road and River Road. Upon arrival, police spoke to all involved parties and witnesses,” reads the statement.

“At the time, there were conflicting accounts of the incident; and as such, a further investigation was commenced by the East Criminal Investigation Section. As this is an ongoing investigation no further details will be provided at this time.”