Driver tossed cat out a car window on Highway 406, authorities say

Authorities are looking for a driver they say threw a cat out a window on a 400 series highway Tuesday.

Lincoln County Humane Society says the driver of a Nissan apparently threw acat onto Highway 406 in Niagara, where the speed limit is100 km/h. The animal landed on the median.

A witness was heading southbound when he saw the cat thrown from the driver's side window, and stopped to help. A humane society officer arrived on scene and took the cat to a St. Catharines veterinary clinic.

The cat, now named Ellie, is on pain medication, with surgery planned for later today.

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The incident happened between Beaverdams Road and Highway 20 in Thorold. Investigators are looking for a four-door grey van or crossover vehiclethat looks like the 2010 model.

This is the second incident of a cat being thrown out a window this week. On Sunday, someone threw a cat out a window just outside Dresden, Ont. The cat was euthanized because of its injuries.

Anyone with information should call 905-682-0767.