Pickup truck rammed, passenger assaulted during road rage incident in Lindsay

Incident involving black Honda Civic occurred on Friday at intersection of Highway 36 and Weldon Road

The City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service in Lindsay. (Photo: City of Kawartha Lakes)
The City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service in Lindsay. (Photo: City of Kawartha Lakes)

The City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service is investigating a road rage incident that happened on Friday (June 21).

Police report that, at around 6:30 p.m. on Friday evening, the occupants of a pickup truck travelling north towards Lindsay on Highway 35 South became involved in a dispute with the occupants of a black four-door Honda Civic that was following them.

The occupants of both vehicles made gestures towards each other, until the vehicles stopped at the intersection of Highway 36 and Weldon Road in Lindsay.

Before the vehicles could move through the intersection, an occupant from the Honda Civic exited his vehicle and assaulted a passenger in the pickup truck.

Another occupant in the Honda Civic then drove towards the pickup truck, ramming the truck and causing damage to the front and rear passenger side doors of the truck.

As the occupants of the pickup truck called 9-1-1 to report the incident to police, the Honda Civic and its occupants fled the scene.

The City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service is asking that anyone who may have information about this incident to contact them at 705-324-5252.

If you wish to provide information anonymously, you can do so by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).