RCMP have charged a teenaged driver from Linden with careless driving after seeing videos that were posted to social media. 

On February 20th 2024 Steinbach RCMP were made aware of an Instagram video circulating showing a white Dodge Caravan driving carelessly by drifting the vehicle across multiple lanes of traffic on highway 52 and other locations in and around Steinbach. 

Police investigated the incident and found 6 more videos showing the driver breaking several laws under the Highway Traffic Act. 

Steinbach RCMP were able to identify the driver of the vehicle, a 16-year-old male from Linden MB, with a Class 5 learners drivers license. 

Police report that the driver was charged for Driving Carelessly under the Highway Traffic Act ($672 fine), along with a license review with Manitoba Public Insurance.

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