VANCOUVER Police are investigating after a woman was struck and seriously injured by a large rock that smashed through the windshield of her Tesla in East Vancouver last Sunday night.

“We are working to determine whether this was a criminal act, and if someone intentionally targeted this Tesla,” said Sgt. Steve Addison on Thursday. “This very serious incident could easily have resulted in someone’s death, but for a few inches.”

The injured passenger, who is also pregnant, was travelling north on Nanaimo Street in a grey 2022 Tesla around 8:45 p.m. on March 30. As the vehicle passed East 27^th Avenue, the two-pound rock smashed through the windshield and struck the woman before ending up on the floorboard of the vehicle.

The passenger sustained a serious, but non-life-threatening injury, and is recovering.

Investigators have examined the vehicle and have canvassed the neighbourhood for additional evidence; however, police don’t yet know where the rock came from or what caused it to strike the vehicle.

Witnesses, or anyone with dash-cam video taken on Nanaimo Street, between East 29^th and East 22^nd, between 8:40 p.m. and 9 p.m. on March 30, are asked to contact VPD at 604-717-4021.