Police are pursuing their careful reconstruction of last Friday’s collision at Eglinton Ave. E and Brentcliffe Rd. One woman, Jocelyn Misener-denomme has said on Facebook that she “saw the whole thing” when a man in a motorized wheelchair crossing Eglinton was struck by a car heading west. She says the wheelchair victim was crossing on the east side of Brentcliffe where such pedestrian crossings are forbidden because of LRT-construction requirements. Another person who was on the scene, Debra William, says she was told that the wheelchair man was crossing against the light. As police ask for dashcam and surveillance video, their goal will be to see if the man got caught by changing signals because he was slow to cross or whether he simply barged out into the intersection against a red.
Victim and wheelchair thrown 80 feet
As always, the speed of the vehicle will be of interest to cops. Ms. Misener-denomme’s account says the man and his wheelchair were hurled an estimated 80 feet along Eglinton. She says two doctors tended to the man as they waited for the ambulance. Here is the condensed police request published Monday:
A 49-year-old man was driving a red Kia Forte sedan westbound on Eglinton Avenue East
A 58-year-old man in his motorized wheelchair was crossing Eglinton Avenue East, from the south to north curb when he was struck by the Kia
The pedestrian was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver remained at the scene.
The investigation is ongoing by members of Traffic Services.
Police are asking local residents, businesses, and drivers, who may have security or dash camera footage of the area or incident, to contact investigators.
