Child injured in road rage incident in Barrie

A Barrie police cruiser is shown in this undated file image. Wed., April 29, 2026. PHOTO: CTV NEWS BARRIE

Barrie police say a 14-year-old was hit in the face with an object after an alleged road rage incident on Saturday night.

Police are now looking for those who saw the incident that happened at the intersection of Dunlop Street West and Ferndale Drive North, around 10:15 p.m.

Police say a motorist was heading east on Highway 90 with his children and mother in the vehicle.

He reported to police that he was being tailgated by a Jeep.

When stopping at the light, the Jeep driver pulled alongside the motorist.

According to police, the driver of the Jeep began yelling before throwing a beverage can through the open rear window of the car carrying children.

Police say the can struck a 14-year-old passenger in the face, who suffered minor injuries but did not require medical attention.

The Jeep driver then drove off, police say, with the motorist following behind.

The two drivers stopped again at the Dunlop Street West Highway 400 southbound ramp, where they exchanged heated words.

The motorist attempted to take pictures of the Jeep’s licence plate, police say, but was unable to as the Jeep driver sped away, driving over a curbed median and heading eastbound across the bridge.

The driver of the Jeep is described by police as a white male, 30 to 35 years old, five feet 10 inches tall, with a heavy build, a large dark beard and medium-length dark hair.

He was wearing a black sweater, black pants and a black baseball cap at the time of the incident.

Police say the vehicle in question is believed to be a 2010 to 2015 Jeep Wrangler in a dark grey colour, with large yellow spotlights mounted on either side of the hood, oversized tires and a large roof radio antenna.

He said the man had a child in the backseat of the Jeep during the incident, believed to be his child.

Barrie Police are encouraging anyone who witnessed the incident or has dashcam footage of it to reach out to them.