A 22-year-old Edmonton man is facing robbery and assault charges after a rideshare driver was attacked and had his vehicle stolen.

On Feb. 7 around 7:40 a.m., Strathcona County RCMP responded to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 21 near Township Road 534.

The adult male driver was trapped inside an SUV and showing signs of impairment.

Investigation by Strathcona County RCMP General Investigation Section determined the vehicle had been stolen from Edmonton earlier in the day. The owner and driver, a rideshare operator, had been assaulted by his client, who then stole the vehicle and fled.

Edmund Daniel Kasook is charged with robbery, theft of a motor vehicle, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, impaired operation of a motor vehicle, assault, assault while choking and uttering threats.

Kasook was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear before the Alberta Court of Justice in Sherwood Park on Feb. 11.