Author of the article: The Canadian Press Nicole Thompson Date of publication: 01 Apr 2022 • 4 hours ago • 2 minutes reading • 14 comments Police at the scene of a deadly collision in the western tip of Toronto on Thursday, March 31, 2022. Two pedestrians – a 75-year-old and a 43-year-old woman – as well as the driver lost their lives on the spot. Photo: Christopher Katsarov / The Canadian Press
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TORONTO – A driver who went through a red light, killing himself and two pedestrians on a busy Toronto street, had what appeared to be a crisis during a previous collision a few moments earlier, but got back in his vehicle and continued driving, he said. city police on Friday.
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The man was never supposed to be behind the wheel, police said, noting that he had been banned from driving three times. “We believe it is important for the public to understand that the person who drove this vehicle, which caused this collision, was in fact banned from driving on any road in this country,” Supt said. Scott Baptist spoke about Thursday night’s fatal accident. The 36-year-old man – whom police do not intend to identify publicly – was subject to a Canadian driving ban and a provincial medical suspension, as well as an additional administrative suspension at the provincial level, Baptist said. . The Baptist did not give a reason for the man’s driving ban, but noted that he had a medical episode less than 15 minutes before the collision that ended his life.
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The man first fell into a parked van on Thursday night and people in the area broke his window to try to help him, as he did not react. The Baptist said witnesses reported the man appeared to be having a seizure. Witnesses called police, but before police could reach the scene of the minor collision, the driver returned to his vehicle and drove away quickly, Baptist said. The second collision occurred at Lakeshore Boulevard West, just 2.5 kilometers from the first, where the man’s Cadillac was traveling “faster than normal”. “The Cadillac did not stop for the red signal, entered the intersection at high speed and hit the two pedestrians inside the crosswalk,” Baptist said. “He continued through the intersection without braking and collided with a parked trailer with a flat surface located on the east side of the intersection in the closed lane.” The two pedestrians – a 75-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman – as well as the driver died on the spot. Baptist said many witnesses have already spoken to police, but officers are still hoping to talk to anyone else who may have seen one of the two accidents. He is also on the hunt for video surveillance of any collision.
