Truck driver to hospital after ‘flying ice’ smashes on windshield on Highway 401

A truck driver was sent to the hospital after flying ice from another vehicle shattered into his windshield on Highway 401 near Courtice Road, according to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).

The ice had flown off another transport truck, though there were no charges in the incident, per the head of OPP Highway Safety Division Sgt. Kerry Schmidt.

After flying onto the windshield, the ice broke through on the driver’s side, causing the window to smash inwards toward the driver.

Sgt. Schmidt also said the driver “was cut and went to the hospital to get stitched up” but suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

The area has been cleared, and there are no closures by the Highway 418 merge lane.

Under Bill 183 of the Highway Traffic Amendment Act, section 181.1 states that “No person shall drive a motor vehicle upon a highway if snow or ice has accumulated on the motor vehicle, or on a vehicle or trailer drawn by the motor vehicle, in a manner that would pose a danger to other motor vehicles on the highway if the snow or ice were to fall or slide off.”