Man injured by falling pumpkin

YPSILANTI, Mich., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Police in Michigan said a pumpkin thrown from an overpass broke through a man's windshield and struck him on the head.

The South Post of the Michigan State Police said the 50-year-old Pinckney man and his 2007 Ford Ranger were struck by the pumpkin at about 3:35 a.m. Friday on M-14 in Plymouth Township, the Detroit Free Press reported Friday.

The man was in stable condition Friday at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ypsilanti, Mich.

Police said items thrown from overpasses are a growing problem in the Detroit area.

"Tires, cement, now pumpkins," Sgt. Michael Shaw said. "It's been a concern for us, but this is the first time an item large enough actually went through a windshield."

Shaw said drivers reported more pumpkins falling from the overpass about 10 minutes after police left the scene.