Police have charged a 28-year-old Dundas man with stunt driving after a picketer was struck outside the Waterloo Region International Airport this morning.
The incident marks the second time a striking CUPE worker picketing at the airport has been struck in as many days.
Waterloo regional police said members of the Police Liaison Team (PLT) were in attendance at a labour dispute in the area of Fountain Street North and Airport Road when the collision happened around 6 a.m.
While the PLT was present, a driver and picketers engaged in a brief interaction in which one of the picketers was struck by a vehicle. The involved vehicle then proceeded past picketers at a high rate of speed.
The driver was arrested and charged with stunt driving.
No physical injuries were reported as a result of this incident.
The investigation remains ongoing.
The Waterloo Regional Police Service is committed to maintaining peace and order, preventing the commission of offences, enforcing the law (including offences against persons and property), and safeguarding the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Human Rights Code.
