A cyclist is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle at Eglinton Ave. E. and Banff Rd. last night (Wednesday, July 30, 2014). The man in his 60s was struck about 11:30 p.m. He is in Sunnybrook Hospital with life-threatening head injuries. The man was not wearing a bike helmet, according to police. This intersection will be well-known to residents across South Bayview and particularly SERRA-area residents with the old Happy Convenience store on the corner. The distance between the traffic lights is longer than normal because Banff Ave is offset to the east on the part that runs north of Eglinton. It makes for a wide corner on the Eglinton side. But clearly, police will be trying to determine what the lights showed at the time of the accident. The impact, as revealed by the centre picture inset was very great. Eglinton buses both ways diverted to Davisville via Mt. Pleasant and Bayview during the investigation. Photos top and centre Twitter; bottom City News Those with information about this accident please send to Bulldog News
Nearly 30 years after she vanished in her own apartment building, police have still not forgotten the case of 8-year-old Nicole Morin. They have released a re-enactment video (right) on the 29th anniversary of Nicole’s abduction with the hope of finding new leads in the case. Nicole was last seen leaving her family’s apartment at 627 The West Mall in Etobicoke around 11 a.m. on July 30, 1985. Police say she had made plans to meet a friend in the lobby of her building to go swimming and was never seen again. “We have received leads continually since 1985,” said Detective Sergeant Madelaine Tretter during a press conference on Wednesday (July 30, 2014). “We have received leads as currently as this year. We’ve never lost hope in finding Nicole.” Video on the left is of an international video conference held earlier this year in which Toronto police were spreading word about the case.
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It is no exaggeration to say that texting while driving is easily as dangerous as Russian Roulette. This comes to mind as Toronto and York Region Police along with the CAA launch a six-week campaign against distracted driving. The police feel drivers are just not getting it. It isn’t hard to see the problem every day. People try to drive while they juggle everything from mascara paraphernalia to English Toy Spaniels. As a group, we are one crazy race. So the police have got the idea to hurt drivers in the pocketbook. The violation of the hand-held device legislation ranges from $155 to $250 on conviction. “We urge you to talk to your family and friends about the dangers and consequences of distracted driving and to focus on what’s important, driving and arriving safely at your destination,” said Teresa Di Felice, Director of Government & Community Relations & Driver Education, CAA SCO. “When operating a motor vehicle, drivers must focus on the task at hand; distractions regardless of its form put everyone’s life at risk including your own. Make the right choice to not drive distracted, make the promise to focus on the road” said Acting Superintendent Suzanne Redman of Toronto Police Service Traffic Services. Here is a story from the archives of the South Bayview Bulldog that should shock any texting nut out of the habit. Eternity separates texting lovers