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Edmonton police arrest man following road rage attack

Mar 9, 2017 | 3:53 PM

EDMONTON – A 28-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a road rage incident in which a woman was attacked with a crowbar.

Jared Matthew Eliasson, 28, has been charged with attempt to commit murder, possess offensive weapon dangerous to public, and aggravated assault in connection with the Tuesday morning incident.

Police responded to a report of a road rage incident near 76 Avenue and 87 Street, at approximately 6:30 a.m. According to police, a 34-year-old woman was driving northbound on 87 Street when she approached a silver Chevrolet Aveo that was stopped in the eastbound lane as she attempted to turn onto 77 Avenue.

The woman honked her horn, before passing the vehicle. It is alleged the suspect vehicle then followed the woman to a nearby residential address, where she exited her vehicle to go inside.

It is alleged Eliasson struck the woman with a crowbar, breaking both of her arms, before leaving the scene.

Police released dash cam footage of the car believed to be responsible, and said tips from the public led to Eliasson’s arrest on Wednesday.

Eliasson makes his first court appearance on March 13.