Aggravated assault charges laid in road rage crash southwest of Edmonton: police

An RCMP cruiser can be seen in this file photo. (David Prisciak/CTV News)

A Drayton Valley man has been charged in a crash that police are calling a road rage incident.

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Police were called to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 22 on the south side of Drayton Valley at 5:15 a.m. on Tuesday.

Mounties say the vehicles were travelling east when the crash happened and one rolled into the westbound ditch.

The driver of the vehicle in the ditch was extracted and taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The 55-year-old driver of the other vehicle was arrested and charged with dangerous operation causing bodily harm and aggravated assault.

He has been released on conditions and is scheduled to appear in court in Drayton Valley on June 17.

The highway was partially closed for several hours while police investigated.