Reposted from the CBC News website...link at the end of the articles will take you to the original story with all the readers comments...very interesting as usual.
The driver of a car that struck and badly injured two pedestrians in midtown Toronto has been charged with careless driving and failure to stop at a red light.
Two women, aged 61 and 53, were both taken to Sunnybrook Hospital. One has life-threatening injuries and the other is listed in serious condition.
Sgt. Tim Burrows of the police traffic division said the women were struck by a red Acura as they crossed the intersection at Eglinton Avenue East and Bayview Avenue, at around 8:30 a.m.
The 61-year-old woman sustained the more serious injuries, police said in a release.
The 44-year-old driver of the Acura was charged Wednesday afternoon. She will make a court appearance in Toronto April 8.
According to police the pedestrians were inside the crosswalk, crossing from the north to the south side of Eglinton when they were hit by the car as it travelled east.
Police closed the intersection to investigate, but re-opened it at around 11:45 a.m.
There were 14 pedestrian deaths across the GTA in January. Ten of the deaths were in Toronto.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/02/17/toronto-pedestrians.html#ixzz0fwVnMn9f
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