Toronto's Weekly Carnage

posted by Joe on 6/22/2007 | 0 Comments |

Really bad week this week. The thing that is starting to really sicken me about these news stories is that a lot of them focus more on the inconvenience of the road closures than the loss of life.

CityNews: StreetBeat - June 21 - Bakery Truck Collides With Taxi

Fortunately no one was injured after a taxi carrying a pregnant woman collided with a bakery truck Thursday morning. One of the taxi passengers was trapped inside the crushed vehicle for almost an hour following the 2:30am crash on Church St. near Richmond St. East.

CityNews: Man Killed While Changing Tire At Side Of 401

A man who died Wednesday after being struck by a car while changing a tire on the side of Highway 401 turned down the help of a tow-truck driver minutes before he was killed.

The victim was a 52-year-old Mississauga man, who has yet to be identified.

TheStar.com - News - Crash sends pair to hospital

A single vehicle crash in the city’s east end this morning sent two people to hospital. A man and a woman were trapped in the car after it struck a pole near Brimley Rd. and Progress Ave. just before 7 a.m. The two were sent to Sunnybrook hospital with non-life threatening injuries after being cut out of the vehicle by firefighters.

Possible Road Rage Fatality (scroll down)

A man is dead after being hit by a car early Sunday in Toronto's west end, in what may have been a case of road rage. Police said he was struck on McRoberts Avenue near Caledonia and Eglinton around 4:30am. Authorities said they expect to lay a charge of second-degree murder.

CityNews: Police Seek Hit-And-Run Suspect

Police are hoping to track down a suspect after a hit-and-run collision that left a child in hospital. Monday's incident occurred on Driftwood Ave. in the Jane and Finch neighbourhood of North York.

Cyclist suffers head injuries in collision (Peterborough)

A 14-year-old girl remains in hospital with non-life threatening injuries after the bicycle she was riding and a van collided in Warsaw Monday morning, Peterborough County OPP said.

CityNews: Hwy 89 Shut In Both Directions Near Alliston

"We have the last three days have just been unbelievable in terms of crashes," said Const. Harry Lawrenson "Driver error in some cases, and in some, like this one (Tuesday) we're not sure, but yeah, we're just have to get that message out there for people to slow down."

CityNews: Hwy 400 Re-Opens After Serious Crash, Two Charged

A multi-car crash on Highway 400 sent 11 people, including a four-year-old, to hospital on Saturday. As a result, the 400 was closed for up to 18 hours in both directions between highways 88 and 89.

CityNews: Police Allege Car Used As Murder Weapon

Police allege a car was used to kill a young man early Sunday morning after a conflict at Dufferin and Eglinton. Twenty-year-old Daryl Sebado was having a party at his home when he left and got into an argument with the suspect. Police say the two didn't previously know each other.

CityNews: Fatal Accident Shuts Hwy 400 In Both Directions: One Killed, Two Arrested

A truck driver is being hailed a hero after apparently sacrificing his own life to save others during terrible crash that shut down Highway 400 in both directions near Barrie Monday. Both lanes have now reopened. The truck driver was killed after he swerved to avoid crashing into several cars. "I saw him coming across the highway into my lane in slow motion and then veering back, yet it all took like probably 5 seconds," recalled Jane Lennox.

Charges laid after multi-vehicle crash north of Toronto

Two people have been charged with dangerous driving and criminal negligence, amid suspicions that a street race might have led to a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 400 north of Toronto.

CityNews: Lanes Reopen On Highway 400 After Terrible Crash

OPP Cst. Dave Woolford notes it was an especially nasty accident that started with a stopped car around 2:20pm. "We had a Ford Focus parked on the right shoulder of the highway. He was out of his vehicle checking the vehicle when this five-ton van come along and struck the rear end, and he got tossed into the ditch on the right side of the highway." Cops indicate the man was actually hit by his own car, after the transport truck struck it.

CityNews: Highway 400 Reopens After Fatal Crash

The passenger, 25-year-old Orangeville man Darren McMullin, was killed. Twenty-five-year-old driver Adam Raybolt, also from Orangeville, apparently wasn't seriously hurt. He has since been charged with impaired driving causing death. Police were visibly disturbed by the circumstances of the crash, and the fact that it appears McMullin wasn't wearing his seatbelt.

TheStar.com - News - Elderly man hit by truck

A 73-year-old man is in hospital with serious injuries after he was hit by a truck on a downtown street this morning. The man was crossing College St. at Grace St. when he was struck by a turning pickup truckshortly before 11:30 a.m., said Toronto police

McGuinty says a car is a 'loaded gun,' and speeding endangers lives

About Toronto's Weekly Carnage:
Toronto's Weekly Carnage is inspired by NYC's Streetsblog Weekly Carnage feature. The aim of this series of posts is to bring attention to the death and destruction wrought by automobiles and an auto-centric culture. Pursuing policies promoting walking, cycling and public transit could help reduce the carnage.

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