Barrie man charged after wheel separates from vehicle, seriously injures woman on Hwy 400

By Daina Goldfinger Global News

Posted July 3, 2019 5:18 pm

Click to play video: 'Off-duty Toronto police officer’s tire flies off car, crashes into woman’s vehicle' — WATCH ABOVE: A woman suffered serious injuries after a tire flew across Highway 400 and crashed into her car. As Caryn Lieberman reports, this is not the first such incident and OPP have advice for drivers – Jun 12, 2019

A 56-year-old Barrie man has been charged after a wheel came off his vehicle and struck another car’s windshield, seriously injuring a woman on Highway 400 three weeks ago, according to OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt.

On June 12, a 29-year-old Barrie woman was airlifted to a hospital after a tire hit her vehicle on Highway 400 at Highway 89 near Innisfil.

The Barrie man has been charged with detached part, Schmidt said.

Update: Charges laid.
A 56 year old man from Barrie is now charged with “Detached part” – HTA 84.2(1) after a wheel came off his vehicle and struck another vehicle injuring the driver on #Hwy400
— Sgt Kerry Schmidt (@OPP_HSD) July 3, 2019