US EditionTMU hit-and-run suspect arrested following ‘road rage incident’ in Scarborough: police
- Ryan Petroff, a 23-year-old man from Toronto, was taken into custody in connection with an April 15 incident at Toronto Metropolitan University where a vehicle struck several pedestrians on Nelson Mandela Walk, resulting in injuries to five individuals.
- Weeks after the initial attack, police apprehended Petroff while responding to a distinct road rage event near Morningside Avenue and Highway 401 and executed multiple outstanding warrants.
- At the time of the incident, several individuals were resting on a bench when Petroff allegedly drove a green Honda with stolen plates onto the pedestrian path, hitting three people and injuring two others before fleeing the scene.
- Police confirmed on Friday that Petroff is facing 24 charges, among them attempted murder, sexual assault involving a weapon, assault causing bodily injury, dangerous driving, and failure to remain at the scene of an accident.
- Toronto Metropolitan University has placed planters at Nelson Mandela Walk entrances, while investigators believe Petroff targeted a specific person known to him in the attack.
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Suspect in TMU hit-and-run arrested, faces charges including attempted murder
TORONTO — A suspect in a hit-and-run that injured five people on Toronto Metropolitan University's downtown campus last month has been arrested and charged with multiple offences including attempted murder, police said Friday.
·Sault Ste. Marie, Canada
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Man wanted after pedestrians struck at Toronto university arrested in alleged road-rage incident
A 23-year-old Toronto man charged following a road-rage incident on Thursday is facing two dozen charges including attempted murder for his alleged role in an incident last month on the campus of Toronto Metropolitan University.
·Sudbury, Canada
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