By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

Elderly Duncan man hit by baseball-sized rock thrown from car

Apr 25, 2017 | 1:33 PM

DUNCAN — A Duncan senior is in hospital after RCMP say he was hit by a rock the size of a baseball, which was thrown from a passing car.

In a release, North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP Cpl. Krista Hobday said the 67-year-old victim was attacked while walking along Sherman Rd. around 10:15 p.m. on Monday, April 24.

The rock hit him in the lower back. Hobday said it could have easily hit him anywhere else, such as the head, and been a much more tragic incident.

According the witness, the passenger of the car yelled something before he threw the rock and laughed afterwards. The car then allegedly sped off.

Hobday said this was a random act which could have affected anyone who was in the area.

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Anyone with information about the incident is urged to call North Cowichan Duncan RCMP or Crime Stoppers.

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