"Plant was able to pull off the two-lane highway, and confused and with his eyes quickly swelling he asked Siri to call 911. A piece of white balloon stuck in the shattered windshield gave a clue as to what happened. First responders took Plant to a hospital, where he said medical staff spent hours removing shards of glass from his face and eyes. Days later, his vision remained blurry, and his eyes were sensitive to light."
"I was a random victim, but somebody didn't randomly do this act, right? he said. Somebody went through all that trouble to, like, freeze it, tie it off, you know what I mean? And then throw it through the windshield before it defrosted. That's just crazy. Somebody went through all of that for just a random act of violence."
A Northern California driver suffered facial and eye injuries after a frozen water balloon was thrown through his windshield while driving on Browns Valley Road (Highway 20) near Marysville around 9:30 p.m. on Nov. 6. The driver, Alex Plant, pulled off the two-lane highway, used Siri to call 911, and was taken to a hospital where staff spent hours removing glass shards. Days later his vision remained blurry and his eyes were light-sensitive. A piece of white balloon material lodged in the shattered windshield provided evidence of the object. The California Highway Patrol is investigating with limited information and no witnesses.
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