Matt Bacyznski has submitted complaints to the Ottawa Police Service and the Office of the Independent Police Review Director.
Matt Baczynski said he was driving on Mitch Owens Road at around 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 21 when he pulled onto the right, paved shoulder to pass an SUV that was slowing and signalling a left turn. Bacyznski said he was travelling 67 km/h in the 80 km/h zone when he slowed to go around the turning vehicle.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
“Put your window down,” the man can be heard saying at the stop light encounter. “Hey guys. I’m an off-duty police officer. You run me off the road again and I’ll be paying you a visit tonight, you understand that? Slow down.”Article content“I thought a cop wouldn’t do that and I didn’t see a badge in his hand, so I didn’t believe him,” he said. “I thought it was just some crazed guy after me. I don’t engage in road rage and I also don’t disrespect police officers.
Later that evening, though, the officer came to Baczysnski’s house with another officer to issue him one ticket for careless driving and another for failing to register his vehicle. Bacyznski posted an account of the incident on Facebook on Nov. 3, and it has been widely shared on social media. He also uploaded his video of the incident to YouTube.Article content
Bacyznski believes the officer’s actions were inappropriate and wants the ticket cancelled. He says he’s appalled that a police officer would give another driver the finger. “I didn’t know it was a cop. I didn’t react, but what would have happened if I did? How far south could it have gone?” he said.Bacyznski intends to fight the ticket in court in addition to filing the complaints with Ottawa police and the Office of the Independent Police Review Director.While a complainant may choose to self-identify, that doesn’t release us from our obligation to protect their privacy. We do not confirm or deny the existence of an ongoing investigation about named persons.
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