Road rage victim critical of Ottawa police response [Video]

An Ottawa man is speaking out after he was slammed to the ground, choked, and kicked in the middle of the street in Manotick.

The incident happened the evening of Tuesday, July 9, near Mitch Owens Road and Bridge Street.

Footage shared with CTV News shows a Dodge SUV hauling a U-Haul trailer turning right into the middle of the road, nearly clipping several motorcyclists moments before the physical altercation.

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The motorcycle riders were forced into a dangerous situation, wedged between the vehicle and the edge of the road, before passing the SUV.

One of the riders then gives the driver of the car the middle finger.

“Then we just went on with our days, but at the next traffic light he pulled up inches from my back wheel and so I got off my …