pedestrian ran over by street car @ 3:45 pm @ Queen/Spadina

[ep1x]

Some idiot got ran over by a street car at Queen/Spadina on the tracks, just a little ways up from Queen st going North.. The accident never even occurred at a walking light.
Firetrucks, police, ambulances, news reporters and a storm of cagers stuck in traffic are clogged on spadina (north and south), and a bit of Queen street.


Update*

An 'elderly' woman J-walked the street and got rammed by a street car.

Thu Apr. 05 2012 3:57:20 PM |Web staff, cp24.com
Elderly woman struck by streetcar, briefly trapped

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Emergency crews work to rescue an elderly woman trapped under a streetcar on April 05, 2012. (Simon Ostler/CP24)

An elderly woman has been freed from under a streetcar near Queen Street and Spadina Avenue and will now be rushed to hospital.
The woman, who is believed to be in her 70s, was struck by the streetcar at around 3:30 p.m.
Emergency crews were able to free her from under the streetcar by 3:50 p.m.
The severity of her injuries is not known.
510 Spadina Streetcars are diverting via Queen, Bathurst and College streets as a result.
Fail.
More to come…

[nobbie48]

Old people and J-walking is a Catch 22. Walking to the lights is a strain on their heart / legs but thay aren't agile enough to dodge traffic when they J-walk. Often bad eyesight as well.

[FiReSTaRT]

If she survives it's *ca-ching* for her and her offspring.

[Kedo]

If she survives it's *ca-ching* for her and her offspring.

So you figure she will sue for being hit during the course of an illegal act and win.
I do feel sorry for her as she was genuinely injured and am not saying she wont sue, but people need to take responsibilty for their actions and not expect to benefit from their wrong doings.
That in itself is the problem and the reason insurance premiums are so high.

[RetroGrouch]

TFD will send her a nice fat bill in the mail.

[FiReSTaRT]

So you figure she will sue for being hit during the course of an illegal act and win.
I do feel sorry for her as she was genuinely injured and am not saying she wont sue, but people need to take responsibilty for their actions and not expect to benefit from their wrong doings.
That in itself is the problem and the reason insurance premiums are so high.

She won't stand a chance to win, but whoever is managing TTC's insurance will settle.

[ViperZ]

She won't stand a chance to win, but whoever is managing TTC's insurance will settle.

I wouldn't be surprised if she will get a bill for delayed TTC service during the rush hour. (and I was wondering why the heck other streetcars were turning around at Bathurst station loop).

[ThrottleThrow]

what a retard

[FullMotoJacket]

Old people and J-walking is a Catch 22. Walking to the lights is a strain on their heart / legs but thay aren't agile enough to dodge traffic when they J-walk. Often bad eyesight as well.

That's a weak generalization. Last time I went riding with my KTM dealer was at the SteelCity Riders Hare Scrambles track. I had to hustle to keep up with him, and he had just turned 70.

[caboose483]

That's a weak generalization. Last time I went riding with my KTM dealer was at the SteelCity Riders Hare Scrambles track. I had to hustle to keep up with him, and he had just turned 70.

True dat.

My grandma is 96 and still goes golfing 3-4 times a week.

[N3WMAN]

True dat.

My grandma is 96 and still goes golfing 3-4 times a week.

I hear she runs 2:20's at Bogie.

[caboose483]

I hear she runs 2:20's at Bogie.

In her Yaris.

[djbordie]

If she sues, im moving to russia
or "rand mcnally" -- "In fact, in Rand McNally, people wear hats on their feet and hamburgers eat people."