Drunk Drivers Bang Police Cars

It's hard to imagine, but the same intersection saw 2 drunk drivers colliding with police cars within hours.

The first happened at 12:30am at Finch Ave West near Rumike Road, while the second took place around 5:30am.

Two allegedly impaired drivers rammed their vehicles into police cars in North York overnight, injuring one officer.
The first crash happened around 12:30 a.m. on Finch Avenue West near Rumike Road. Police say a female driver rear-ended the cruiser, knocking the police car into the vehicle in front of it.
The woman fled on foot, but was caught and then arrested for impaired driving. The officer that was in the cruiser at the time suffered minor injuries to his neck and back.
Meanwhile, when more officers arrived to investigate the first crash, a second unrelated male driver hit one of the police cars that was parked on the perimeter of the initial scene. No one was inside the parked cruiser at the time.
The second driver was also arrested and will likely face impaired driving charges.
As of 5:30 a.m. Finch Avenue West was still closed at Rumike Road, but police expect it to re-open soon.

Police car struck from behind. Finch and Rumike Rd. One officer with back and neck injuries. Driver ran away. 31Divpic.twitter.com/jGzHq4uJ8m
— @LateNightCam

Police car blocking roadway for first crash now also struck. Finch and Ardwick. Pole down. One in care of EMS.pic.twitter.com/xooci8UU4C
— @LateNightCam

One has to wonder if the two drivers came from the same night-long party.

Sources / More info: cbc

SWNA, police, traffic, driving, accident, police cruiser, dui, drunk driving, drink and drive (Tags)

Comments

Water quality tests data shows elevated lead levels in Toronto homes | Toronto Star

Councillor Karen Stintz (Ward 16, Eglinton-Lawrence), a mayoral candidate whose riding had an 18-per-cent failure rate on nearly 1,000 tests, said financial incentives for homeowners who want to replace their lead pipes is worth consideration. “If that’s the reason people aren’t replacing the pipes, then I think we have an obligation to look at that,” she said. “People expect that when they turn on their taps, the water is safe to drink. It’s a reasonable expectation and one we need to make sure we deliver on.”

Concillor Giorgio Mammoliti has finally gone off the deep end

Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti stunned fellow councillors with his remarks about Parkdale and insinuations about fellow councillor Gord Perks in the context of a debate about resuming all-ages dance parties at Exhibition Place. Sources / More info: Giorgio Mammoliti stuns fellow councillors by calling Parkdale a ‘pedophile district’ | Toronto Star

Doug Ford defends comments about new ‘nightmare’ youth group home in Toronto | National Post

The city councillor brother of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford did not back down Sunday from comments about a home for developmentally disabled youth in his ward, saying it is a “nightmare” for the neighbourhood. Coun. Doug Ford told TV station CP24 that his “heart goes out” to families with autistic children, but he said this issue is about kids in the residential home who have “violent tendencies.” “I’ve been a Rotarian for 25 years helping kids with challenges, but you can’t disrupt the neighbourhood like that,” Ford said. .

Sheppard West

Search This Blog