A 46-year-old Ontario man has been charged with dangerous driving after a crash in which his Tesla 鈥渨ent airborne鈥� in Barrie, Ont.
The car went up an incline close to some train tracks and landed about 100 feet down the road鈥攃lose to a public school. Security camera footage captured the incident and people were seen rushing to the scene.
The only people hurt were the two people in the car, the driver and a female passenger, who sustained minor injuries.
Local resident Roger Natale saw it all happen from his driveway.
鈥淭he speed was incredible鈥�80 or 90 km/h or more. It was just lucky that no one was coming from the other way. It would have been game over,鈥� he told CTV Barrie.
'Like out of a movie'
The Barrie police said the car was traveling at a high rate of speed as it drove up the incline and 鈥渨ent airborne.鈥�
鈥淗e not only endangered (their) lives but the lives (in the) other vehicles鈥攁ny vehicle coming from the opposing direction could have been involved,鈥� Const. Sarah Bamford said.
Several residents told CTV Barrie they were very upset, including one who said 鈥渆verybody鈥檚 driving too fast鈥� I see it a lot.鈥�
鈥淚t鈥檚 not safe for people,鈥� another resident said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 not safe for anyone else. It鈥檚 like out of a movie, man. They were up there.鈥�
The Barrie driver is due in court in October.
