Man, 31, arrested after crashing into several vehicles in Etobicoke, police say

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· Posted: Apr 07, 2025 7:50 PM EDT | Last Updated: 8 minutes ago

A antheral has been arrested aft crashing into several vehicles successful Etobicoke connected Monday with 3 radical sent to infirmary arsenic a result, constabulary say.

Police responded to a clang astatine Lake Shore Boulevard West and Kipling Avenue astatine astir 3 p.m., according to Duty Insp. Brian Maslowski, spokesperson for the Toronto Police Service. 

Maslowski said the operator of a achromatic SUV struck a conveyance and fled eastbound connected Lake Shore Boulevard West, hitting respective much vehicles between Sixth Street and Fifth Street. Eleven vehicles, including the achromatic SUV, were damaged.

Three radical went to infirmary with non-life-threatening injuries. One of the 3 was the operator of the SUV. A 4th idiosyncratic suffered insignificant injuries but was not taken to hospital. All of the injured were drivers, he said.

"This is rather a horrific country present with a fig of vehicles damaged, and obviously, a fig of injuries," Maslowski told reporters adjacent the scene. 

No pedestrians were struck, helium said.

The 31-year-old antheral volition beryllium charged with unsafe cognition of a centrifugal vehicle, helium added. Police said the probe is continuing.

Maslowski said constabulary are looking for accusation connected the accused's driving behaviour earlier the crash.

The collision left debris scattered crossed Lake Shore Boulevard West.

Anyone who was connected Lake Shore Boulevard westbound of Fifth Street astatine astir 3 p.m. is being asked to contact police.

All roads successful the country that were closed for the probe person been reopened.