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Guelph police say pedestrian damaged car after an argument in parking lot

An employee has minor injuries after being assaulted by a man at an eastend business in Guelph. Police say an officer was also assaulted before the accused was taken to the ground. Ken Hashizume/CJOY

You apparently don’t need to drive a car or be in a vehicle to start a road rage incident.

Investigators with Guelph Police Service were called to a parking lot on Speedvale Avenue West around 8:30 a.m. Friday.

They say a vehicle was driving too close to a pedestrian as it was driving through the lot.

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Once the vehicle was parked in a spot, investigators say the pedestrian approached the vehicle and began yelling.

Read more: Guelph man charged after gun pointed at woman during road rage incident: police

They say the man punched and kicked the vehicle, breaking the side mirror, while hurling death threats at the driver.

Officers arrived shortly thereafter and made an arrest.

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A 54-year-old man from Guelph is facing charges and will be a Guelph court on Apr. 14.

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