City worker in hospital after downtown garbage truck and SUV crash
Posted September 12, 2017 5:18 am.
Last Updated September 12, 2017 7:53 am.
This article is more than 5 years old.
A two-vehicle crash sent a city worker to hospital and closed Lake Shore Boulevard on Tuesday morning.
It appears an SUV struck a small garbage truck near Bay Street around 3 a.m.
The garbage truck ended up on its side, and the SUV sustained significant damage.
The driver of the garbage truck, a city worker, was taken into hospital. The 35-year-old driver of the SUV was taken into custody. She is accused of impaired driving and over 80 (having a blood alcohol concentration of over 80mg per 100ml).
The Lake Shore was closed in both directions from Bay to Yonge Street.
