WHITBY – The Ontario’s Special Investigating Unit has been called in to investigate an accident on Highway 401 in Whitby that left one person dead. OPP say that a Durham Region Police officer was attempting to pull over a motorcyclist on the westbound lanes of the busy highway near Brock St. on Friday around 11:00pm. [...]

SCARBOROUGH – The 16 year-old boy who was ejected in a horrific crash this past weekend on Greencedar Dr. has passed away according to Sgt. Tim Burrows of Toronto Police Traffic Services. The boy was one of five occupants in a Pontiac Sunfire that rolled over in the early hours of July 18th. Two other [...]

SCARBOROUGH – Four teenagers were rushed to hospital after a vehicle rollover that occured on Greencedar Circuit in the Lawrence Ave. E. and Markham Rd. area. Toronto emergency crews arrived at the scene at around 1:15am to find a single vehicle on its roof. There were five occupants traveling in the car. One of the [...]

SCARBOROUGH – Two young females were taken to local hospitals after a crash near Kennedy Commons in the Kennedy Rd. and Hwy. 401 area. The collision happened at around 3:30am Sunday morning. Toronto Police canine were called in to scour the area for the driver of one of the vehicles after he fled on foot. [...]

NORTH YORK – A 25-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman were rushed to hospital early this morning after a spectacular crash on Finch Ave. W. just east of Keele St. The white Ford Mustang they were in appeared to have been traveling at a high rate of speed before it slammed into a wall. The [...]

NORTH YORK – Toronto Police Services along with Toronto Rock lacrosse team players and members of the MADD organization joined forces last night in an effort to stop drunk drivers. Traffic Sgt. Jack West of 54 Division had the idea a couple of weeks ago to gather up a sports team and have them reward [...]

PICKERING – A train derailment in Pickering this afternoon cause major commuter problems during the rush hour. The CN freight train derailed near the Pickering GO station, just east of Liverpool Rd. This prompted GO officials to close the station because of fear that some hazardous materials may have spilled from the train. GO trains [...]

SCARBOROUGH – Toronto Police Officers from 41 Division are trying to piece together what exactly happened in the early hours of March 13th on Pharmacy Ave. just south of Hwy. 401. At around 3:00am they received a call that someone had been hit by a car in the Terraview Learning Centre parking lot. When emergency [...]

DANFORTH – An employee of the City of Toronto died early this morning after a garbage truck rollover on the ramp from Bloor St. E. to the DVP northbound. The accident occurred at around 5:30am Friday. Witnesses at the scene say that the truck may have lost control as it traveled down the ramp. The [...]

MISSISSAUGA – Approximately 3500 uniformed personnel from all over Canada and some from the United States attended a service to honour the life of Const. Artem “James” Ochakovsky. The Peel Regional Police Officer died last week in a vehicle accident on Airport Rd. and Steeles Ave. after his cruiser collided with a vehicle and then [...]

BRAMPTON – A Peel Police officer has succumbed to his injuries after a dramatic crash in Brampton. Peel Region Police have identified the officer as 37-year-old Constable Artem “James” Otchakovski. He is survived by his wife and 3-year-old son. The officer collided with another vehicle and then smashed sideways into a pole. It happened at [...]

PORT LANDS – An individual was killed after a vehicle crashed violently against a parked truck on Villiers St. between Cherry St. and Don Roadway. Toronto Fire Services responded to reports of a vehicle on fire at around 11:00pm Sunday evening. When they arrived they found the car fully engulfed in flames. The driver had [...]

NORTH YORK – At around 10:30pm Friday evening Toronto Police and EMS received a call for a vehicle that had driven through the front doors of a building on Parkway Forest Dr. in the Don Mills Rd. and Sheppard Ave. E. area. Upon arrival they found a Nissan Altima smashed against one of the elevators [...]

by Cindy Smith (educationforthedrivingmasses.com) SCARBOROUGH – A high speed crash possibly linked to street racing killed a woman and injured several others in Toronto’s east end early Thursday morning. The crash happened on Pharmacy Avenue, south of St. Clair, near Florens Avenue (see map above) shortly after midnight. Toronto police report that the male driver [...]

SCARBOROUGH – A teenage girl has died early this morning after being ejected from a vehicle that crashed into a pole. The accident happened just after midnight on Thursday on Pharmacy Ave. and Florens Ave., just south of St. Clair Ave. E. It appears the vehicle was traveling northbound on Pharmacy Ave. when it crashed [...]

SCARBOROUGH – A female police officer from 41 Division was injured when a police cruiser crashed into a vehicle on Eglinton Ave. E. It happened at around 10:45pm on Tuesday evening at the intersection with Ionview Rd. near Kennedy Rd. An off-duty police officer was on the scene fairly quickly and called for EMS while [...]

SCARBOROUGH – The SIU (Special Investigative Unit) has been called in to deal with a crash that occurred around 1:00am on Monday at Lawrence Ave. E. and Pharmacy Ave. Up to seven people were transported to hospital- some with life-threatening injuries- after a collision involving six vehicles. Reports from the scene suggest that  a police [...]

ETOBICOKE – A taxi driver was killed early Sunday morning on Hwy. 427 southbound near Eglinton Ave. W. It appears the driver of the cab had pulled over to the side at around 4:00am and exited the vehicle. An SUV travelling southbound struck the taxi from behind which in turn hit the driver throwing him [...]

DANFORTH – Luckily no one was injured after a woman rolled over her vehicle in front of Earl Haig Jr. PS on Earl Haig Ave. at around 3:30pm. The sole occupant of the vehicle suffered only minor injuries and was treated at the scene. Children had just flooded the streets after being let out from [...]

JUNCTION – The ‘Pedestrian Curse’ continues. This time a woman was ran over by an SUV on Davenport Rd. and Symington Ave. It happened yesterday at around 6:30pm. The woman in her late 30′s was apparently struck by the Dodge SUV and dragged a short distance. EMS crews arrived on the scene shortly after but [...]

DOWNTOWN – A man in his late 30s is dead after a collision that took place on King St. E. and Parliament St. early Sunday morning. The driver of the Lincoln was traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed when he lost control and hit a taxi car that was stopped on the westbound [...]

NORTH YORK – A woman was taken to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre with no vital signs after crashing her car into the rear of a bus. The accident occurred on Wilson Ave. just east of Dufferin St. around 1:15am. Toronto Traffic Services were called to the scene to investigate. No one on the bus was [...]

SCARBOROUGH – A woman in her 40′s is dead tonight after being struck by a car on Birchmount Rd. just south of Hwy 401. An out-of-town vehicle with Quebec plates was traveling northbound around 6:15pm when it hit the woman who was apparently trying to cross the road. Toronto Police Traffic Services are on the [...]

Scarborough – One person is dead and at least one other was taken to hospital in serious condition after a single vehicle crash on Kennedy Rd. and Ellemere Rd. The accident happened at 7:00am this morning. Emergency crews from Toronto Fire Services and EMS attempted to revive the individual on scene but to no avail. [...]

EAST YORK – A police officer to 54 Division has been rushed to Sunnybrook Hospital after his cruiser crashed on Dawes Rd. It happened this morning at around 9:30am just south of Victoria Park Ave. Witnesses on the scene indicate the cruiser was travelling “very fast down Dawes Rd. with the lights and siren on.” [...]

SCARBOROUGH – A 24 year-old woman was rushed to hospital with severe life-threatening injuries after being pinned under a Garda armored truck. Sgt. Edmund Wong told us that she is in “critical condition at the hospital” as of 7:30am. The accident happened around 12:15am at the Kennedy Rd. and Ellemere Rd. intersection. Witnesses say the [...]

DOWNTOWN – A tragic accident that occurred back on March 25th cut 28-year-old Soraya Nandji’s life short. A delivery truck was making a right turn from Blue Jays Way onto Front St. when the driver clipped Nandji causing her to fall. The truck’s rear wheels then ran her over. At the time police did not [...]

NORTH YORK – A driver speeding down Victoria Park Ave. crashed head-on into an ambulance. The Honda Civic was travelling southbound near McNicoll Ave. early Sunday morning, when he crossed the median catching the ambulance driver by surprise. He then fled the scene. Police officers from 33 Division were quick to track him down and [...]

SCARBOROUGH – A woman is believed to have jumped from her car and into oncoming traffic yesterday at around 11:30pm. She was then struck by another vehicle and suffered severe trauma. This all happened at the McCowan Rd. and Sheppard Ave. E. intersection, in the city’s east end. Police Traffic Services was called to the [...]

DON MILLS – At around 11pm last night, emergency crews were called to a vechicle accident at the intersection of Don Mills Rd. and Eglinton Ave. E. Upon arriving they found one vehicle on its roof in the middle of the road. It had hit a traffic light pole and rolled over. No major injuries [...]