A 24-year-old man has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run investigation in Toronto.
Ontario Provincial Police said the incident occurred along the eastbound collector lanes of Highway 401 in the Victoria Park Avenue area at around 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
According to police, the eastbound lanes on Highway 401 from Highway 404 to Victoria Park Avenue were closed for much of the morning for construction work.
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OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt told Global News construction workers were painting lines on the highway when the incident occurred.
Schmidt said investigators believe a black Corvette broke through the closure and crashed into the line painter at Victoria Park, leaving debris behind.
Schmidt told Global News the worker — a 24-year-old man from Markham — was taken to hospital with serious, life-altering injuries.
In a video posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday, Schmidt said a 24-year-old man from North York was taken into custody.
He has been charged with dangerous driving causing bodily harm, failing to stop at the scene of a crash that resulted in bodily harm and driving while suspended.
The accused was held pending a bail hearing later on Wednesday, Schmidt said.
“The vehicle — the 2018 black Corvette — was located abandoned in a parking lot in southern Scarborough,” Schmidt said.
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