Teen driver charged after allegedly running red light and striking pedestrian in Riverdale

The crash happened just before 8:30 p.m. at the intersection of Pape Avenue and Lipton Avenue, just north of Danforth Avenue. Photo: Ricardo Alonso/CityNews.

By Meredith Bond

Posted October 16, 2025 4:30 pm.

A 17-year-old male has been charged with allegedly striking a pedestrian after running a red light in Riverdale last month.

Toronto police were called to a serious collision in the Pape and Lipton avenues area just before 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 23.

It’s alleged the 17-year-old was driving northbound on Pape Avenue, ran through a red light and struck a 24-year-old man who was crossing Pape from the west side at Lipton.

The pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash.

Police say the youth turned himself in to police on Oct. 16 and has been charged with dangerous operation of a conveyance causing bodily harm and failure to stop at the scene of an accident.

He is scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 26.

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