Multiple vehicles were damaged after rocks and oil were thrown from a bridge onto I-35 near the Rush City area, according to the Chisago County Sheriff’s Office.
Several reports came last week of passing vehicles near 530th Street being hit by large rocks and a significant amount of oil.
Deputies say that the road was covered with what appeared to be vehicle oil.
One of the victims, Westyn Willem, described what he drove over as a boulder.
“It was like, Thor’s hammer, just boom!” Willem told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS, “It was crazy.”
“Next thing I know, I just see, like, a rock, like [jump up from the road], and it just, like, took my whole underside of my car out,” Willem added about what he calls his now totaled car.
A passenger of Willems, Carter Quiggle, said he didn’t see it coming.
“I was about half asleep, and opened my eyes, and the car basically just takes flight, almost,” Quiggle said.
The two feel lucky to be alive.
“100% could have been way worse. I mean, it’s ridiculous. If it would have been like this much off, it could have for sure killed someone,” Willem said. “Or if it hit my wheel, we for sure would have flipped over into the side of the ditch, like it was, it was crazy. It was ridiculous.”
Leaving this message for those responsible, “I mean, I couldn’t imagine you’re gonna own up to it, but you should know what you’ve done. You should feel dirty for that. That’s for sure.”
The sheriff’s office is asking people to contact dispatch by calling 651-257-4100 if they have information that might help identify the people involved.
Courtesy of KTSP
