Police seek witnesses to Queen St. bicycle/ truck crash

CITY POLICE

NEWS RELEASE

************************* City Police investigated two bicycle and vehicle collisions yesterday:

The first collision occurred at 11:49 a.m. at the intersection of Bruce Street and Wilson Street.

It is alleged that the driver of a Ford pickup that was travelling on Wilson Street, stopped at the stop sign at Bruce Street and attempted to turn onto Bruce Street when his truck struck a bicyclist that was travelling northbound on Bruce Street.

The bicyclist was transported to hospital by ambulance for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

As a result, the 51-year-old male driver of the pickup, Robert Hooey of 131 Case Road, was charged with one count of fail to yield to traffic on through highway.

The bicyclist, 35-year-old Steven Folgora of 152 Trelawne Avenue, was also charged with one count of failing to drive bicycle near right-hand side of roadway.

The second collision occurred at the intersection of Hudson Street and Queen Street West at 3:44 p.m.

It is alleged that two bicyclists, ages eight and nine, one male and one female, were travelling westbound on the sidewalk of Queen Street West.

One bicyclist stopped at the intersection of Hudson Street and one was struck by a northbound truck travelling on Hudson Street that had just stopped at the stop sign and was attempting to make turn onto Queen Street West.

The truck was being operated by a 32-year-old male.

The second cyclist, the eight-year-old boy, was transported to hospital by ambulance for the treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Traffic Services are continuing to investigate this collision and are requesting the public’s assistance in the investigation.

If anyone has any information or may have witnesses this collision, they are asked to contact City Police at 949-6300, Ext. 295.

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