WATCH: Halton Police and OPP investigating after video of objects being thrown at cars off Burlington QEW

Published May 11, 2020 at 11:32 am

WATCH: Halton Police and OPP investigating after video of objects being thrown at cars off Burlington QEW

The Halton Regional Police Service said it was made aware of a social media video which depicted two males throwing objects at passing vehicles on the eastbound QEW in Burlington.

The Halton Regional Police Service said it was made aware of a social media video which depicted two males throwing objects at passing vehicles on the eastbound QEW in Burlington.

The social media video was posted on Sunday.  In the video, two people can be seen standing by the South Service Rd, throwing objects at moving vehicles.

“The males are observed doing this numerous times and laughing as they attempted to hit vehicles with objects which may have been eggs”, said police.

“This was an extremely dangerous and irresponsible act as vehicles travelling on the QEW are moving at least 100 km/h and this could have caused a motorist to panic and have resulted in a serious traffic collision on the QEW.”

Halton police say they are investigating.

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“The police service is seeking out any witnesses to this event, which may include motorists travelling on the eastbound lanes of the QEW just east of Guelph Line in the City of Burlington,” said Halton police. “This incident is believed to have occurred in the early morning hours of Sunday, May 10, 2020 at about 3:00 a.m.”

The Ontario Provincial Police have also received information about the posted social media video and will be assisting the Halton Regional Police Service.

Any person with information can contact HRPS Constable Jon Daruwala at 905-825-4747 extension 7512 or at email address: [email protected]

HRPS incident number 202000145288.

Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca.

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