A routine drive home on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard turned out to be a quite frightening recently underneath the Eighth Street Bridge.

A loud crash and millions of broken glass particles were splayed about my car, in my hair, in my clothing and on my skin. I initially believed my sunroof exploded.

As I pulled over and got out of my car to review the scene, I saw a hefty rock resting on my dashboard. A rock was pummeled through my passenger window, thrown by someone on the street. The rock shattered my passenger window and cracked my windshield.

The police came to write a report, but what else more could be done?

Family and friends have said they would not travel this road, but with MLK being a key artery through Allentown and an easy route to cross between the east and west side of Salisbury, it is not very realistic.

I am relieved the rock did not hit me or that I was not transporting a passenger. This was something that was clearly deliberate and extremely dangerous.

If you travel this road on your daily commute, please be alert and cautious. It would be awful if this incident were to happen again.

Emily Thiel

Salisbury