Pedestrian Run Over In The Junction

Posted January 1, 2011 1:25 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

A pedestrian is in hospital with broken ribs after he was run over in the Junction neighbourhood early on New Year’s Day.

It happened around 3:30am Saturday near Dundas St. W. and High Park Ave., when a driver was backing up and pinned the victim under the vehicle.

Toronto firefighters freed the victim who, according to officers, may have been drunk. He was transported to Sunnybrook hospital as a precaution. The driver was not hurt.

Police have not laid any charges.

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