JUST IN: OPP locate truck driver who crashed into, brought down overhead sign on Highway 401 in Whitby
Officials said that just before 8 a.m., a truck collided with the sign on a stretch of highway near Brock Street in Whitby, causing it to “buckle and collapse.” “You can see the impact mark here on the sign where a transport truck collided with the sign and part of the cross member here as well,” OPP Sgt.
Kerry Schmidt said in a video posted to social media shortly after the incident. Images from the scene early Friday morning showed the sign lying across the highway, completely blocking traffic. Schmidt said that according to witnesses, the driver of the truck stopped after striking the sign and got out of their vehicle before re-entering the truck and fleeing the scene. In the hours that followed, police reviewed descriptions of both the suspect and the vehicle involved in the collision and issued a strong warning to the driver. “We know who you are. We're coming for you right now,” Schmidt warned. “It would probably be better if you called the OPP right now and advised exactly where you are and where we can best meet up.” Hours later, Schmidt announced in a video posted to Twitter that the vehicle and the driver had been located. Update: The truck that we believe was involved in the collision this morning with the overhead sign on
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