Tag: Pedestrian accident

Woman awaits sentencing in pedestrian accident

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

A 42-year-old woman who was reportedly speeding and distracted allegedly caused a one-car accident that inflicted serious injuries on a man mowing a lawn by a rural road. She is scheduled to be sentenced in an Ontario Court after she pleaded guilty to a charge of dangerous driving at an earlier hearing. Recently, the man who was injured in the accident explained that he does not want the driver to be incarcerated. The defence lawyer for the woman agreed and said that she made a mistake, is sorry for her actions and has no criminal history. She also expressed her regret during proceedings.

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Man charged in fatal crash has prior conviction on his record

On behalf of Clonfero Law Firm posted in Auto Pedestrian Accidents on Friday, February 28, 2014.

Some residents of Toronto may have heard about the recent hit-and-run incident that took place in Calgary. A 26-year-old man died at about 4 a.m. on Feb. 17 after having been struck by a vehicle near 40th Avenue North. The 25-year-old driver fled the scene of the auto-pedestrian accident at that time, but later returned to turn himself in. He has been charged with hit and run causing death.

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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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