Police have charged a 51-year-old man after a sheet of unsecured plywood on his vehicle flew off and smashed through the windshield of a car on Hwy. 410 in Brampton last week.

The incident took place in the afternoon of Jan. 2 on the highway, near Queen St. E. Police initially said a man and a woman were in the car, but now say the vehicle had three women.

They were taken to hospital with minor injuries, but OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said “it could have been much worse.”

The suspected driver left the scene, the OPP said, but a witness reported the licence plate number to police.

The suspect was arrested on a charge of “insecure load” under the Highway Traffic Act. He was arrested Jan. 5.

Police said his name isn’t being released as the alleged offence isn’t a criminal charge.