Nearly a dozen incidents of rock-throwing at vehicles in Ontario, police say

Police are investigating astir a twelve reports of rocks being thrown astatine vehicles successful York Region that person caused large harm and injuries to drivers and passengers.

The archetypal incidental of rock-throwing was reported connected Sept. 12 astatine astir 10:25 p.m. The Ontario Provincial Police said a conveyance was driving southbound connected Highway 48, adjacent Stouffville Road, successful Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ont. erstwhile it was struck by a stone smashing the driver’s broadside headlight.

Five minutes later, astatine astir 10:30 p.m. different conveyance driving northbound connected Highway 48, adjacent Elgin Mills, successful Markham, Ont. was besides struck by a rock. This damaged the vehicle’s side-view mirror, investigators said.

Then a week aboriginal connected Sept. 20, different 4 incidents of rock-throwing astatine vehicles occurred.

Police said a stone struck a conveyance that was travelling northbound connected Highway 48, conscionable past Major Mackenzie Drive, successful Markham, damaging the driver’s side-view mirror.

Another 3 incidents were reported of rocks being deliberately thrown astatine moving vehicles by a passing conveyance oregon by a person, constabulary said, and 1 of these incidents resulted successful a collision.

Police said the operator and the rider of 1 of the vehicles was taken to infirmary with life-threatening injuries from the collision connected Highway 48. In an update earlier this week, constabulary said 1 of those individuals has since stabilized and is successful recovery, portion the 2nd unfortunate remains successful captious information successful hospital.

“Investigators judge that a stone was deliberately thrown astatine the windshield of the conveyance by a passing conveyance oregon person, starring to the collision,” constabulary said successful a merchandise astatine the time.

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The OPP besides said it became alert of respective much rock-throwing incidents, and that determination are 9 successful full betwixt Sept. 12 to Sept 20 successful Markham. They said they judge they’re each linked to the aforesaid idiosyncratic and vehicle.

“All of these incidents … person caused harm to vehicles and endangered the motoring public,” constabulary said.

The conveyance is believed to beryllium a dark-coloured SUV, but constabulary did not person a marque oregon exemplary to provide.

Then, a period later, different 2 incidents occurred connected Oct. 19. York Regional Police said astatine astir 1 a.m. their officers responded to a spot harm telephone wherever they learned a conveyance was struck by a ample stone adjacent 16th Avenue and Mingay Avenue successful Markham.

“The operator told constabulary it came from a conveyance that was travelling successful the other direction,” constabulary said.

Shortly after, astatine astir 1:30 a.m., adjacent Stouffville and McCowan roads successful Whitchurch-Stouffville, investigators said a operator called constabulary to study that idiosyncratic had thrown a stone astatine his windshield, striking him successful the face.

“York Regional Police is liaising with the Ontario Provincial Police, which is investigating respective akin incidents successful the country of Highway 48 and Major Mackenzie Drive,” YRP said successful a merchandise connected Wednesday.

Anyone with accusation is asked to interaction police.