Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say they have charged two teens in connection with rock-throwing incidents in Markham last year which left two people with life threatening injuries.
Between Sept. 20, 2024, and Nov. 30, 2024, OPP and York Regional Police received multiple reports of people deliberately throwing rocks at moving vehicles around highways.
One of the incidents resulted in a serious collision that left two people with life-threatening injuries. In another incident, a rock struck the windshield of an occupied bus on Hwy. 48.
Police said Friday that two 18-year-old men from Markham and Richmond Hill were arrested on July 2 in connection with the investigation.
Both men are now each facing charges of aggravated assault, two counts of mischief endangering life, and mischief damage to property.
Police said they are not naming them, as per the Youth Criminal Justice Act, because the incidents occurred when they were 17.
Both men have been released and are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Newmarket at a later date.