MARYSVILLE, California (KCRA) — A man in Yuba County was injured when a frozen water balloon was thrown through his windshield, sending shattered glass into his face and eyes, prompting an investigation by the California Highway Patrol.

The incident occurred Thursday night on Highway 20 near Hallwood Boulevard.

“It came through the window and hit me in the face. Forced a lot of this glass into my face, in my eyes,” the victim, Alex Plant said.

Plant said he was heading home from work around 9:30 p.m. Thursday night, driving about 45 mph on Highway 20 near Hallwood Boulevard, when he said a car traveling in the opposite direction threw something out the window.

“I barely saw it for a quarter of a second before it just came straight through,” he said.

Plant was able to pull off the two-

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