Toronto’s Weekly Carnage

Toronto’s Weekly Carnage collects the news stories from the past week that highlights the dangers of creating communities and infrastructure based on the private automobile instead of embracing policies and urban planning that encourage the use of public transit and active transportation modes like cycling and walking.

Toronto Woman First To Be Nabbed For Drugged Driving

27-year-old Littoya Blackman was driving on Richmond Street near Bathurst, when she struck a parked car, which had been in a separate accident and was being investigated by police. The officers allege she was on drugs and arrested her on the spot.

Mom charged after baby struck by car

Police have charged a 36-year-old mother after her stroller was struck when she crossed the street against a “don’t walk” signal yesterday.

Peterborough: Cyclist suffers serious head, leg injuries after being hit by vehicle at Lansdowne and Monaghan

A 36-year-old Peterborough man was airlifted to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto with life-threatening injuries Thursday night after his bicycle collided with a car at Lansdowne and Monaghan streets.

Accident Stops Traffic Near Bayview And Steeles

Officers allege the 57-year-old man was running across the road at Major MacKenzie and McCowan, but he didn’t have the walk signal.

6 hurt in wrong way Hwy. 403 crash

The accident occurred at 3:08 a.m. Sunday in the westbound lane of the highway. A Toyota Camry travelling east in the westbound lane collided with a Volvo with six occupants.