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QE2 lane-splitting incident leads to charge against 20-year-old Calgary driver

Mounties have charged a 20-year-old man with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle for allegedly passing between two cars travelling on Highway 2 north of Calgary.

RCMP say actions warrant charge of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle under the Criminal Code of Canada

A dashcam captured a vehicle squeezing through two cars earlier this week at more than 113 km/h on one of Alberta's busiest highways. (*CA*RUS*/YouTube)

Mounties have charged a 20-year-old Calgaryman with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle for allegedly passing between two cars travelling on Highway 2 (QE2).

The incident, which happened April 10 around 11:20 a.m. near Bowden, Alta., was captured on a dashboard camera and posted online.

RCMPsaidthe driver nearly hit the two vehicles when itpassed between them before using the shoulder to passanother member of a group of BMW enthusiasts who were driving togetheron the highway,then speeding away.

"Other witnesses thatsaw the driving actually located the driver and confronted him," Cpl.Kevin Halwa with theSylvan RCMP told CBC News at the time, adding that the driver would likely be charged.

Mounties announced Friday that he had, indeed, been charged.

Dangerous operation of a motor vehicleis a criminal offence.