OTTAWA, Canada — A van driver who was caught on video splashing pedestrians near the University of Ottawa has been fired.
Dash cam video of the driver, posted on YouTube, shows the driver of a white van appearing to intentionally drive into big puddles to soak people on the sidewalk.
The video showed the van splashing three sets of people.
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By Thursday afternoon, the video had been viewed over 2 million times.
On Sunday, the van company, Black & McDonald, issued an apology on its Facebook page about the driver's "unacceptable" behavior.
Ottawa Police Service Sgt. Mark Gatien also said in a tweet the company “terminated” the driver.
According to CBC, police have closed the case and no criminal charges will be filed.