Ontario police share video of rocks thrown at moving car as suspects remain elusive

Ontario provincial police (OPP) person released dashcam footage connected to a bid of incidents successful York Region involving rocks being thrown astatine moving vehicles.

In the video released by constabulary connected Tuesday, they accidental a stone is thrown astatine a conveyance approaching westbound connected Major Mackenzie Drive adjacent Highway 48 successful Markham.

Afterwards, the operator is said to person mislaid consciousness earlier the conveyance spins retired successful the intersection and collides with the other, sending some drivers to hospital. The incidental occurred connected Sept. 20.

“The Ontario Provincial Police has received 11 reports of rocks being intentionally thrown astatine vehicles successful the Markham area,” Det. Insp. Sean Chatland said successful a abstracted video shared Tuesday.

“Unfortunately, 1 of these incidents caused a terrible collision, leaving 2 individuals with life-threatening injuries. One has since recovered and 1 unfortunate remains successful hospital.”

The archetypal incidents occurred connected Sept. 12 and since past determination person been 20 successful full implicit the pursuing six weeks.

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The OPP reports person each occurred on Highway 48 successful Markham, and different 9 incidents successful the country person been reported to York Regional Police arsenic well.

“Based connected aggregate reports, a light-coloured oregon dark-coloured athletics inferior vehicle, an SUV, and its occupants whitethorn beryllium involved,” Det. Const. Kayla Wood said.

In October, York Regional Police Const. Lisa Moskaluk told Global News the rocks they’ve recovered look similar they would beryllium utilized for landscaping, and the unit is hoping anyone who notices their gait being disturbed volition interaction them.

“It’s disgusting idiosyncratic would bash that,” she said of the cases.

“What would beryllium going done someone’s caput to deliberation that that would beryllium an OK happening to do?”

Anyone with accusation is asked to interaction police.