Woman, 84, seriously injured after being assaulted following Ajax crash

OPP cruiser is seen in this undated photo. X/OPP

By John Marchesan

Posted April 23, 2025 5:03 pm.

Last Updated May 1, 2025 1:37 pm.

An 84-year-old woman is recovering in the hospital after she was violently assaulted following a crash in Ajax on April 23.

Provincial police say between 10:45 a.m. and 11 a.m., two vehicles were involved in a crash on the Salem Road ramp to the eastbound Highway 401.

OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said in a social media post that the woman was then assaulted by the other driver, who fled the scene.

Police are searching for a white man between 20 to 35 years of age with long black hair and tattoos on his arms and chest. He was wearing a brown corduroy-style cap. He was last seen driving a 2007-2012 light-coloured Nissan sedan.

Security camera image of suspect vehicle. X/OPP

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