Hamilton woman charged, after east-end collision that injured a 12-year-old boy
Published July 15, 2022 at 4:08 pm
A Hamilton woman faces at least one charge in relation to the chain-reaction crash on Thursday night where another car hit a bus shelter, resulting in serious injuries to a 12-year-old boy.
The Hamilton Police did not name the 35-year-old driver, but says she has been charged with making an improper left turn turn — fail to afford reasonable opportunity to avoid collision under the Ontario Highway Traffic Act.
“Additional charges may be laid, pending further investigation,” the police said on Friday afternoon.
Just before 6 p.m. on Thursday night, police in paramedics responded to a reported crash in the area of Grays Road and Main Street in the east end.
” A westbound Hyundai motor vehicle being operated by a 26-year-old Hamilton male was struck by a Honda Civic motor vehicle that was making a left turn onto Grays Road,” Hamilton Police’s account reads.”The collision sent the Hyundai onto the sidewalk and into a HSR bus shelter where it hit a 12-year-old Hamilton boy who was in the shelter with his mother and two other children, a 10-year-old female and 9-year-old female.”
The 12-year-old boy is considered to be in stable and non-life threating condition. But his injuries were initially considered life-threatening. His mother and the two younger girls were treated at the scene, according to previous reports.
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Anyone who has information, such as dashcam or surveillance footage, that might assist police with this case may contact the Collision Reconstruction Unit (905-546-4753). Information may also be shared anonymously through Crime Stoppers (1-800-222-8477 or crimestoppershamilton.com).
Hamilton has had 14 traffic deaths so far this year. The deaths of nine people that are classified as pedestrian fatalties matches the entire tally from 2021 — which in itself was a 10-year high in the city.
Nicole Constandinides and her 10-year-old son Maddox were critically injured last Sunday on Ottawa St. N. when an out-of-control driver left the roadway and struck them on to the sidewalk. Constantinides, as of Thursday, was in a medically induced coma. Her son was in stable condition but still hospitalized.
Last week, Brian Woods, a 52-year-old cyclist, also died in after a collision with a motorist on Upper Wentworth Street.
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