Overview
- Alex Plant, 28, says an object hurled from an oncoming car shattered his windshield near Hallwood Boulevard outside Marysville around 9:30 p.m. Thursday.
- First responders found white balloon pieces and ice in the wreckage, supporting Plant’s account that a frozen water balloon was used.
- Hospital staff spent hours flushing glass from his eyes and face, including removing a shard roughly one-eighth of an inch from under an eyelid.
- Plant is recovering at home with sensitivity to light and lingering blur in his right eye and has been told to see a specialist.
- CHP says it has limited information, is reviewing potential surveillance to identify a suspect vehicle, and asks anyone with tips to contact the agency.