22-year-old driver charged after car lands in tree following Gardiner crash
Posted October 5, 2022 10:05 pm.
Last Updated October 6, 2022 11:45 am.
A young man is facing charges after his car ended up in a tree when he crashed through a barrier on the Gardiner Expressway in Etobicoke.
Police tell CityNews a car with two occupants was passing other vehicles at a high rate of speed on the shoulder of the highway around 9:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
The driver of the speeding car lost control near Grand Avenue and crashed through a guardrail and a fence before flying through the air and landing in a tree. Police say the vehicle likely would have crashed into a condo building had it not got stuck in the tree.
A driver/passenger injured when their car passing vehicles at high speed along shoulder of Gardiner Expressway by Parklawn crashes thru guardrail & fence & flies up into tree. I’m told driver charged turns 22 today. Not birthday he wanted:car wrecked and big date is with a judge pic.twitter.com/rYHI2RHP8G
— carl hanstke (@carlCityNews) October 6, 2022
The driver was able to get out of the car but the male passenger was trapped and fire crews assisted with recovery efforts. Both men were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The 22-year-old driver is facing charges.
The westbound Gardiner was closed at South Kingsway for the investigation and cleanup but all lanes have since reopened.
