Mid and West Zealand Police now believe the stone that struck a car on the Køge Bugt Motorway on Sunday afternoon was most likely a stone chip from the road surface, and not a stone thrown from a footbridge.
The car was hit while passing under a footbridge on the Køge Bugt Motorway on Sunday afternoon. According to DR, the driver was a 42-year-old woman from Greve. She was not injured and reported the incident to police.
Midt- og Vestsjællands Politi initially appealed for witnesses. The force now works on the assumption that the damage was caused by a stone chip, deputy police inspector Søren Danielsen told DR. According to police, the driver was in shock after the episode.
The woman told police the stone that hit her windshield was the size of a tennis ball. She placed the incident at around 2:15 p.m. on Sunday, September 6.
Police still seeking witnesses
Danielsen said the extent of the damage points toward a stone chip rather than a thrown stone. He added that officers are still looking for witnesses who can either confirm or rule out that theory.
As stated by the deputy police inspector, experience shows that thrown stones are often large. In such cases the windshield is sometimes penetrated or completely shattered. That does not appear to be the case here, he told DR.
When the incident was first reported, police said they wanted to hear from anyone who saw a person on the footbridge. That included the period both before and after the reported time of 2:15 p.m. Officers repeated the appeal for witnesses on Monday.
Danielsen noted that cases of this type are often very difficult to resolve. He said it is frequently hard to establish whether damage came from a thrown stone or from the road.
Recent cases on the Amager motorway
Two other vehicles were struck by stones in the Copenhagen area in recent weeks. A car was hit on Sunday, August 30, on the Amagermotorvejen near the Avedøre Holme exit. A second car was hit on Wednesday, September 2, according to Københavns Vestegns Politi.
Midt- og Vestsjællands Politi says it sees no reason to assume any connection between Sunday’s incident and those cases. The two motorways fall under different police districts.
The investigation into the Køge Bugt Motorway incident remains open. Police have not reported any suspects or arrests in the case.
