Walking in Waterloo Region

[MidTowner]

I think it being chaotic (and I ageee with that assessment; I hate that intersection) has a lot to do with it - sure we can guess the driver wasn't paying attention - or we can remember that maybe there were 22 other things the driver was paying attention to at that exact moment, as a result of the chaotic nature of everything else going on there.

The intersection might be less than optimally designed, but the driver was undoubtedly not paying attention. Possibly he was distracted by 22 other things, but in that case he needs to proceed with additional caution. He was obviously not watching for people crossing, or he wouldn't have struck one with his car, and then run him over.