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.
Car Goes Into Ditch On DVP
Alcohol is believed to be a factor in a crash on the northbound DVP early Wednesday.
Tragic crash at wedding
What should have been a night of celebration took a tragic turn after an out-of-control car vaulted a snowbank, seriously injuring a taxi driver and guests leaving a lakeside wedding reception.
Two Rollovers Send Three To Hospital
A man and a woman were driving in the westbound collector lanes, just east of Yonge, when the car flipped. Witnesses say it turned three times before coming to a rest on its roof.Related:
Man guilty of manslaughter in death of pedestrian
A Toronto man has been found guilty of manslaughter in the 2005 death of a pedestrian who was struck by a car on a walkway.Shawn Plafker, 22, was originally charged with second-degree murder, but a jury found him guilty Friday of the lesser charge in the death of Sumit Kapoor, 23.
Recent Carnage Posts:
- Feb. 15: Toronto's Weekly Carnage
- Feb. 8: Toronto's Weekly Carnage
- Feb. 1: Toronto's Weekly Carnage
- Jan. 25: Toronto's Weekly Carnage
- Jan. 18: Toronto's Weekly Carnage
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