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Prince George, B.C., man banned from driving for 1 year after road rage incident

A Prince George, B.C., man is prohibited from driving for one yearafter he deliberately crashed his sedan into a pickup truckthis past summer, ramming it across three lanes of highway.

Driver of sedan rammed full-sized pickup across 3 lanes of highway

A B.C. man has pleaded guilty to dangerous operation of a vehicle after a serious case of road rage in Prince George on June 30, 2020. (Prince George RCMP)

A Prince George, B.C., man is prohibited from driving for one yearafter he deliberately crashed his sedan into a pickup truckthis past summer.

Brandon James Peters pleaded guilty on Dec. 18to dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and was given a conditional sentence of six months with 18 months probation and a fineof $200.

The June 30 incident began with a verbal dispute between the two drivers, according to Prince George RCMPConst. Jennifer Cooper.

One driver then decided "to use his vehicle to continue the fight."

Officers responded to multiple 911 callswhen the car "T-boned a full-sized pickup and then continued to push the truck across the three lanes of highway and over the curb."

The drivers then got into aphysical fight, she said.

"Thankfully in this case, no one was seriously injured," Cooper said, but a female passenger did suffer minor injuries.