Suspect in TMU hit-and-run arrested, faces multiple charges: Toronto police

TORONTO — Police say they have arrested the suspect in a hit-and-run that injured five people on Toronto Metropolitan University’s downtown campus last month.

The incident happened at a pedestrian walkway on the campus around 2 p.m. on April 15.

Police initially said that four people were injured when the suspect allegedly drove a vehicle onto the walkway, but now say they have since identified a fifth victim who sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

They say the suspect, 23-year-old Ryan Petroff, was stopped by police on Thursday following a road rage incident in the Morningside Avenue and Highway 401 area.

Investigators say Petroff was subsequently arrested on “numerous” outstanding warrants.

Police say Petroff is facing a total of 24 charges, including attempted murder, sexual assault with a weapon, two counts of assault causing bodily harm, three counts of assault with a weapon and uttering threats to cause death.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 9, 2025.

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