07-14-2015, 08:40 AM
From CBC KW: Kitchener woman in critical condition after being hit by truck
Text of article:
"A 53-year-old Kitchener woman is in hospital in critical condition after being struck by a truck in Kitchener on Monday morning.
The woman was at the corner of Victoria Street South and Weichel Street around 6:29 a.m. and attempted to cross the street in front of a pick-up truck heading north on Victoria when she was struck. She was taken to Hamilton General Hospital.
The truck was driven by a 37-year-old Kitchener man. Police say the investigation is ongoing and so far, no charges have been laid. "
I have no experience with that corner; I've crossed at Westmount a block further on a number of times, and further to the east/north on Victoria outside of a crosswalk from time to time. It's a little more than 600 meters between the lights at Westmount, and those at Lawrence; but only a hundred meters or so between Westmount and Weichel. I can say that it is very common, however, to see people crossing Victoria just east of the Westmount intersection, using the median as a refuge island.
Sunrise was just before 6:00 yesterday morning, so at 6:29 there was light. The pickup truck was heading north (east), so we could go out on a limb and suggest that bright sun could have effected the driver's visibility. I wonder if we'll ever hear anything more.
Text of article:
"A 53-year-old Kitchener woman is in hospital in critical condition after being struck by a truck in Kitchener on Monday morning.
The woman was at the corner of Victoria Street South and Weichel Street around 6:29 a.m. and attempted to cross the street in front of a pick-up truck heading north on Victoria when she was struck. She was taken to Hamilton General Hospital.
The truck was driven by a 37-year-old Kitchener man. Police say the investigation is ongoing and so far, no charges have been laid. "
I have no experience with that corner; I've crossed at Westmount a block further on a number of times, and further to the east/north on Victoria outside of a crosswalk from time to time. It's a little more than 600 meters between the lights at Westmount, and those at Lawrence; but only a hundred meters or so between Westmount and Weichel. I can say that it is very common, however, to see people crossing Victoria just east of the Westmount intersection, using the median as a refuge island.
Sunrise was just before 6:00 yesterday morning, so at 6:29 there was light. The pickup truck was heading north (east), so we could go out on a limb and suggest that bright sun could have effected the driver's visibility. I wonder if we'll ever hear anything more.