Springwater man charged with attempted murder for allegedly trying to run over truck driver during Alliston road-rage incident

A Springwater man has been charged with attempted murder and five other criminal offences following a road-rage incident in Alliston that left another person injured.

According to Nottawasaga OPP, the incident involving two vehicles happened Saturday, Oct. 31, around 2 p.m. on Victoria Street West near Ontario Street.

Const. Harry Lawrenson said a truck hauling a 30-foot trailer was heading east when it came up behind an Audi sedan that was stopped in the road.

Police said the truck driver tried to get the Audi to move by honking his horn, but the other driver wasn’t co-operating.

The truck driver eventually managed to pass the Audi, and after doing so he exited his vehicle to confront the other driver.

Lawrenson said that’s when the Audi driver performed a u-turn, jumped the curb and drove across the sidewalk toward the plaza where the man was located.

Like a scene out of a movie, Lawrenson said, the truck driver leaped into the air as the vehicle approached and bounced off the windshield and roof.

The Audi, which sustained extensive damage from the impact, then fled the scene and was last seen heading east on Victoria Street.

Lawrenson said the truck driver suffered minor injuries like bruises, but went to the hospital the following day for an assessment.

Lawrenson said the Audi driver was identified fairly quickly thanks to a number of witnesses who saw what happened.

Colin Pyne, 26, was arrested in Toronto and charged with attempt to commit murder, assault with a weapon, criminal negligence cause bodily harm, dangerous operation cause bodily harm, fail to stop at an accident cause bodily harm, and uttering threats.

He was held in police custody pending a bail hearing.