Man charged with impaired driving after wrong-way crash on Gardiner ends in fall through construction site
Posted February 25, 2025 6:14 pm.
Last Updated February 26, 2025 11:21 am.
A man is facing impaired driving charges after driving the wrong way on the Gardiner Expressway and falling into a construction site and through a hole on Tuesday evening.
Officers were called to the expressway just after 5:30 p.m. to reports of the wrong-way driver.
The vehicle reportedly drove westbound in the eastbound lanes when the car made its way into a construction site and fell through a hole, landing on Strachan Avenue below the Gardiner Expressway.
Police say the driver was allegedly impaired and was taken into custody. He was not injured in the crash and was alone in the vehicle at the time.
“Our 911 centre received multiple calls about this incident,” said Toronto Police Service Duty Inspector Brian Maslowski.
A local construction worker tells CityNews that he was supposed to be working in the area where the car eventually ended up but, as luck would have it, was late.
“If I was here five minutes earlier, it probably would be worse right now. I feel great,” he said.
When first responders arrived at the scene, the male driver in his 30s was outside of the car, sitting beside his mangled Honda Civic.
Police are appealing for any witnesses, especially those with dashcam footage, to determine how the man entered the construction site. The investigation is ongoing.
