Dec. 6, 2006 – StreetBeat – Cops Hunt Hit & Run Driver
Posted December 5, 2006 12:00 pm.
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A woman is in critical condition and could lose both her feet after a devastating hit and run on Tuesday night.
It happened just after 7pm Tuesday near McNicoll and Victoria Park. Cops still aren’t sure about the sequence of events, but say it appears a vehicle – possibly a dar coloured van like an Astro or Safari – was heading through the busy intersection when it clipped two pedestrians, a 59-year-old woman and a 40-year-old man.
Both were rushed to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
Cops are incensed that the driver of the wanted car didn’t stop, but instead sped away from the scene. A second vehicle was actually involved, but remained at the scene.
Police are searching for the vehicle that sped away and are urging the driver to surrender.
If you know anything about this accident, call Traffic Services now at (416) 808-1900.
Crash In Barrie
Police up north were dealing with a traffic nightmare of their own on the 400 northbound near Barrie early Tuesday night .
A vehicle went out of control and rolled into the ditch. A 24-year-old man was airlifted from the scene and taken to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. His condition is unknown. Traffic was backed up for kilometres for a while after the mishap.
High Rise Fire
A man’s in hospital Tuesday after a fire in a high rise near Keele and Lawrence. Emergency crews were called to the building on Lotherton Pathway — just off Caledonia Road — in the afternoon. The fire started in a unit on the 12th floor. The man sustained burns and is suffering from smoke inhalation. Police say he’s expected to pull through.
