Argument outside Bowmanville restaurant sends man to hospital with serious injuries

An argument outside a Bowmanville restaurant left a man in hospital with serious injuries when he took a tumble in the parking lot after refusing to let go of the door handle of a vehicle trying to leave the area.

Durham Regional Police responded to pedestrian-involved accident outside the Montana’s restaurant on Highway 2 in Bowmanville just after noon on Friday. A Chevrolet pick-up truck was parked when a man approached and started an “altercation.” The pick-up truck driver attempted to leave the area but the pedestrian held onto the driver’s door handle and subsequently fell.

The victim was taken to local hospital and later transported to a Toronto trauma centre with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the vehicle remained on scene and co-operated with police.

Members of the Durham Police Collision Investigation Unit attended the scene. The collision is still under investigation.

Anyone with cell phone, dash cam, surveillance footage or information about this incident is asked to contact D/Cst. Lan of the Collision Investigation Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5216.