Update: PC John Zivcic, 34, has died of his injuries at about 12.35 p.m. at St. Michael’s Hospital with serious head injuries. PC Zivcic’s injuries were said at that time to be life-threatening. PC Zivcic, who is not married and has no children, was responding to an incident on traffic duty in an unmarked police car when the collision happened. The woman driver of the other car was taken to the hospital, treated for minor injuries and then released. The policeman’s Ford Taurus cruiser was effectively disintegrated in the accident. The evidence of the force with which it struck a nearby tree is revealed on the trunk, now stripped of its skin. A deep crevice in the driver’s side of the vehicle is testament to the impact. a utility pole was also knocked down. Bits of the car are scattered across Bloor Street at Neilsen Drive. Zivcic’s family, including his mother and brother, who are at the hospital, are “devastated,” said Toronto Police Association president Mike McCormack. He also has a sister. As to the circumstances when the two cars crossed paths yesterday, police have said nothing. They will be required to find out and make public whether the stealth cruiser was speeding, what emergency lights or sirens were being used and the status of the traffic lights at the intersection. Previous post with picture
Was he wearing seatbelt?