Month: January 2014

Ontario accidents claim 3 lives

On behalf of Clonfero Law Firm posted in Auto Pedestrian Accidents on Friday, January 31, 2014.

In what was listed as Toronto’s first traffic fatality of 2014, a 39-year-old woman died when a vehicle hit her as she walked across the street on Jan. 19. Authorities reported that a 19-year-old man was driving a 2002 Pontiac Grand Am near Northcliffe Boulevard and Eglinton Avenue West when his vehicle struck her at about 9:45 p.m. While police do not anticipate filing charges for the auto-pedestrian accident, they were still investigating the fatality at the time of the report.

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Ontario man charged in fatal hit-and-run

On behalf of Clonfero Law Firm posted in Auto Pedestrian Accidents on Tuesday, January 21, 2014.

According to Peel Regional Police, a Mississauga man who allegedly struck a pedestrian and then left the scene has been charged with failing to remain on the scene of an accident causing death. The driver reportedly left the scene of the auto-pedestrian accident without making any attempt to offer aid to the seriously injured man. The pedestrian was rushed to a local hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries. The fatal accident occurred around 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of Morning Star Drive and Goreway Drive in Malton on Jan. 11.

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