Video shows B.C. driver tossing dangerous debris into oncoming traffic

This screenshot from a video posted online shows debris scattered across a busy road in Kelowna, B.C. (Credit: Reddit/EatsBeetsFeets)

Police in Kelowna. B.C., say they believe they arrested a driver who was caught on video hurling objects out of the window of a moving vehicle on a busy street Saturday morning.

The video, posted to Reddit and taken by a passenger in a passing car, shows a van driving down Highway 97, also known as Harvey Avenue, tossing a series of objects onto the road. They included a bucket containing a hammer, nails, and other debris that hit the pavement with an audible crash.

“Oh my God, I can’t believe this guy,” the astonished onlooker can be heard saying.

“Look at him throwing sh*t out the window. What is going on?” she continues.

At 11:15 a.m., Kelowna RCMP were called to the scene of a crash on the same route, involving a van with the same licence plate number as the one in the video.

“Police were advised the driver of the van was travelling the wrong way on the highway following a U-turn before colliding with the SUV and then departing,” a news release from the detachment said.

Roughly 30 minutes later, the vehicle was seen parked outside a business where the driver is alleged to have smashed a storefront window.

The man was arrested, his vehicle was towed, and he has been fined more than $1,000 for driving without a licence, driving without insurance, and driving without due care and attention.

“We believe this individual is linked to several other incidents including a video circulating online of the driver throwing debris out his window,” Kelowna RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Michael Gauthier said.

A criminal investigation is not underway, but Mounties are asking anyone who “witnessed this driver committing an offence” to call 250-762-3300.