It was a rude awakening for the owner of a Sudbury based windows and doors business.
Jack St. Amand got a call at 6 a.m. on Tuesday to tell him a flying tire from a passing vehicle had completely smashed through two windows of his showroom on Notre Dame Avenue; causing $20,000 worth of damage.
"Nobody was hurt. If it would have happened at this time, there's a lot of people crossing the road. I'm sure if it would have hit somebody it would probably kill them or put them in a hospital for a while, so everybody was lucky, except me," St. Amand said.
Despite his misfortune, the owner of Polar Bear Windows and Doors is trying to make the best out of the situation.
"In the meantime, we're going to board up and maybe have a showroom sale to offset the cost of fixing the windows, so everything in here is for sale right now," he said.
Local tire shops say having tires re-torqued can help avoid causing these unpredictable situations.
"Check the tires and see if the tires are low in pressure," said Kyle Lalonde, Fountain Tire.
"Most times you can't really do a check of the wheel nuts. You should bring it to a tire service shop to make sure that everything is good before you go out on the road for a long trip."
"In this case the driver had these wheels put on his vehicle approximately a month prior to this incident," added Constable Andrew Hinds, Greater Sudbury Police Service.
"It's his responsibility to make sure that he returns back to that shop to have the wheels re-torqued. As to whether that was done or not, the investigation is still ongoing"
Police said if it's deemed that the wheels weren't tightened properly, the driver could potentially be charged with driving an unsafe vehicle.
The shop owner who did the work on the wheels could also face charges.
