62 Cars Hit by Projectiles on 101, 156 Freeways in Monterey County Since February: CHP

CHP has created a task force to investigate a series of incidents in which projectiles have hit vehicles in the Prunedale area. (Credit: Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)

by: Los Angeles Times

Posted: Dec 16, 2019 / 12:24 PM PST

Updated: Dec 16, 2019 / 12:25 PM PST

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Dozens of vehicles have been struck by projectiles along Highway 101 and neighboring Highway 156 in the Prunedale area this year, prompting the California Highway Patrol to create a task force to investigate the attacks.

The incidents — 62 since February — began to pick up in frequency in early October, and investigators think they are linked, said Capt. Kyle Foster, commander of the Monterey division of the CHP.

Six cars were struck in as many minutes Saturday evening. There were four attacks Friday and two Thursday, Foster said.

No one has been seriously injured, but there have been at least five reports of minor lacerations from shattered glass, the CHP said.

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