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Coquitlam man facing charges after alleged attempted carjacking in Alberta

A Coquitlam man is facing charges in Alberta after an alleged attempted carjacking in Medicine Hat over the weekend.
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A Coquitlam man is facing charges in Alberta after an alleged attempted carjacking in Medicine Hat over the weekend.

Last Friday, Redcliff RCMP received three calls reporting an erratic driver travelling at a high rate of speed and passing people on the shoulder of the fast lane on Highway 1 near Medicine Hat. Some reported the vehicle was speeding by at 163 km/h in a 110 km/h zone.

Officers stopped the westbound vehicle on the highway shortly after one of its tires went flat.

The driver jumped out of the vehicle and approached the driver of another vehicle parked close by and attempted to force that driver out. Redcliff RCMP officers approached the suspect in the fleeing vehicle to prevent the attempted robbery but the driver refused to co-operate, according to a police report.

After a struggle, the driver was placed under arrest; no injuries were reported.

Daniel Joseph Landry is facing charges including attempted robbery, failing to remain at the accident scene, dangerous driving, assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest and attempting to disarm a police officer. He was scheduled to make his first appearance in a Medicine Hat court yesterday.

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