Suspect hits man with pick-up truck while driving on sidewalk in downtown Toronto: police
Posted June 29, 2023 9:45 am.
Last Updated June 29, 2023 2:53 pm.
Toronto police are searching for a suspect who struck another man while driving on a sidewalk downtown, in what police are calling an “assault with a weapon investigation.”
Police say two men got into a fight at Lower Simcoe Street and Bremner Boulevard at 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, when the suspect then got into a pick-up truck and drove on the sidewalk, hitting the man with his vehicle from behind.
The suspect then turned the vehicle around, continuing to drive on the sidewalk at a high rate of speed before fleeing the scene.
The man struck was treated for non-life-threatening injuries in hospital.
Police say the suspect is five feet eight inches tall with short curly hair.
He was driving a black 2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac with Ontario licence plate BV68520.
Editor’s note: Police initially said the suspect vehicle is a Ford Ranger but now say it is a Ford Explorer Sport Trac
