Canadian Political Free-for-All Message Board

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Canadian Political Free-for-All

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next

To: Proud Deplorable who wrote (12451)	11/18/2007 11:36:50 PM
From: average joe	Read Replies (1) of 37536

Another Canadian Dead in Police Custody. Sun, November 18, 2007 Traffic chaos after DVP death Man flips car, dies after arrest in woods By TOM GODFREY, Sun Media Downtown traffic snarled from a Santa Claus parade and two sports events was dealt an even worse blow Sunday as the Don Valley Parkway was closed for most of the day after a bizarre rollover that led to a man dying in police custody. The Special Investigations Unit was probing the death of an unidentified man, who they said was found by police in a wooded area just off the highway around 7:30 a.m. “He was taken into custody and went into distress,” an SIU spokesman said Sunday. “He was taken to Sunnybrook hospital where he was pronounced dead.” The driver apparently fled into the woods after rolling his Honda into a ditch and was arrested by police, who were soon calling for an ambulance. Police refused to confirm reports that the man had been stopped by officers and allegedly assaulted two of them prior to the crash. “We received information that the driver fled the scene,” Insp. Mario DiTommaso said. “A number of officers responded from traffic services and they had some sort of altercation with the driver.” The Parkway was closed to traffic from Don Mills to Eglinton Ave. for several hours causing mayhem for tens of thousands of motorists who use the main north-south artery. Traffic was backed up for miles as motorists tried to use other routes. The northbound lanes of the highway were closed for most of the day, while the southbound reopened around 2 p.m. Central Traffic Services Sgt. Brian Bowman said his colleagues had a hard time getting to work due to the gridlock. “Our officers had their own challenges getting to work,” Bowman said. “Most motorists seemed to exercise patience to get around.” He said officers were kept busy handling the Santa Claus Parade, Raptors game and CFL Eastern final where the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Argos to go on to the Grey Cup. Motorists also had to deal with a numerous of street closures as they tried to park in the downtown area. torontosun.com

Report TOU Violation

Share This Post

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next