Police have launched new video footage that exhibits a automobile rushing via a purple gentle and crashing into one other automobile in Markham after its driver was reportedly struck by a rock and rendered unconscious.
The incident is certainly one of 20 comparable occurrences by which rocks have been thrown at transferring autos in Markham since September, based on police.
Eleven of these incidents have taken place alongside Freeway 48 and are being investigated by Ontario Provincial Police whereas the 9 remaining incidents happened throughout the jurisdiction of York Regional Police.
Within the dashcam footage, launched by police on Tuesday, a automobile is proven approaching a purple gentle at a excessive charge of pace at round 8:45 p.m. on Sept. 20.
The automobile then enters the intersection and slams into the entrance of a automotive.
Police say that investigators consider a rock was thrown on the driver from the other lane of site visitors, inflicting them to lose consciousness someday previous to the collision.
The crash left two people with life-threatening accidents. Police say that one of many people has since been launched from hospital whereas the opposite remains to be being handled.
Police are persevering with to research the circumstances main as much as the collision however say that there are a number of stories that an SUV seen travelling within the reverse lane of site visitors could have been concerned.
The OPP is asking “anyone who can identify the vehicle and its passengers” to contact investigators.
“These innocent victims were simply travelling on our roadways, which should be safe for everyone. It’s shocking that such dangerous acts are occurring in our community,” Det. Insp. Sean Chatland stated in a information launch. “We’re determined to put a stop to it and to relentlessly pursue whoever is responsible. We want to ensure that no other family member or loved one has to endure such a traumatic experience.”
The Aurora detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is investigating the rock-throwing incidents in cooperation with York Regional Police.
No suspect descriptions have been launched up to now.
