For the second time in less than one week, a cyclist has been killed by a truck in Scarborough.
At about 3am early Sunday morning, a cyclist was riding on Pharmacy Ave. north of Lawrence Ave. when he was struck and killed by a stolen landscaping truck. The truck's thief fled the scene and has not been found. Police are having trouble identifying the cyclist too. UPDATE: The cyclist has been identified as 40 year-old Patrick Lonergan.
This section of Pharmacy Ave. is a quiet residential cul-de-sac under the bridge going over the railway. It's not the sort of place you would expect to be hit by a truck. But it happened, and now we have one more dead cyclists, and a thief/killer on the loose.
Darren Stehr has more information and a photo of the crash scene over at Torontocranks.com.
Police are seeking witnesses and any information that may help them solve this crime.
Other media links:
- Bicyclist killed by stolen truck (Toronto Sun)
- Cyclist killed overnight in alleged hit-and-run (Toronto Star)
- Cyclist killed in hit-and-run identified (Toronto Star)
Last Tuesday, a 7 year-old girl was killed while crossing at a crosswalk.
Advocacy for Respect for Cyclists (ARC) will hold memorials for both of these cyclists. Check their website for details.
Comments
Anonymous (not verified)
sport?
Mon, 09/03/2007 - 14:45Is this becoming an effing sport in Toronto? Sick.
Anonymous (not verified)
Runaway truck
Mon, 09/03/2007 - 22:43I believe this was a runaway truck where the driver left the vehicle while it was still running. This kind of freak accident could kill anybody, cyclist or no. I say freak in the sense of rarity of occurrence not to say it was an accident. The driver should be charged with that type of murder where somebody gets killed in the commission of a crime. (what's that called?)
Steve (not verified)
Negligent Homicide
Tue, 09/04/2007 - 08:10and I believe depraved indifference. I'm not a lawyer, and i don't play one on TV, but I hope they catch this creep.
I'll admit, there is a small part of me that is so ready (as a cyclist) to just declare all out war on cars/trucks.
They've killed plentry of ours. If that's not an act of aggression, I don't know what is.
My sympathies to friends and th efamily of this man. This hits a little too close as he is my age.