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[pontcanna]

Woman killed after collision with pickup truck in Nanaimo Walmart parking lot

Mar 21, 2024 

 

 

NANAIMO — An 80-year-old woman has died after being hit by a vehicle at Woodgrove Centre.

The incident occurred Thursday, March 21 just after 1:30 p.m. in the parking lot by the Nanaimo Walmart, when the woman was struck by a passing blue Dodge pickup truck.

Reserve Cst. Gary O’Brien said driver, a 21-year-old, stopped immediately and remained at the scene, cooperating with police.

“It was witnessed by several people, they called in the incident. The injuries were catastrophic [to the victim] and the individual died at the scene.”

Police have ruled out drugs and alcohol as contributing factors on behalf of the driver.

It’s still unclear the exact nature of the incident and how the truck and woman came into contact.

O’Brien added the vehicle was seized and will undergo a mechanical inspection, to determine whether its condition played a role in the crash.

Those with information can call 250 754 2345, quoting file number 2024-8703.

More: https://nanaimonewsn...rt-parking-lot/

 

[Mike K.]

Video of the Bay-Douglas accident. The sedan was screaming towards that intersection. Two pedestrians were nearly hit who were waiting to cross Bay.

Brutal.

https://m.facebook.c...mibextid=v7YzmG

[Mike K.]

Woman killed after collision with pickup truck in Nanaimo Walmart parking lot

Mar 21, 2024

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NANAIMO — An 80-year-old woman has died after being hit by a vehicle at Woodgrove Centre.

The incident occurred Thursday, March 21 just after 1:30 p.m. in the parking lot by the Nanaimo Walmart, when the woman was struck by a passing blue Dodge pickup truck.

Reserve Cst. Gary O’Brien said driver, a 21-year-old, stopped immediately and remained at the scene, cooperating with police.

“It was witnessed by several people, they called in the incident. The injuries were catastrophic [to the victim] and the individual died at the scene.”

Police have ruled out drugs and alcohol as contributing factors on behalf of the driver.

It’s still unclear the exact nature of the incident and how the truck and woman came into contact.

O’Brien added the vehicle was seized and will undergo a mechanical inspection, to determine whether its condition played a role in the crash.

Those with information can call 250 754 2345, quoting file number 2024-8703.

More: https://nanaimonewsn...rt-parking-lot/

Another Ram.

[Victoria Watcher]

FFS.

[aastra]

Blindly running a red light at high speed, and with a cop car right there...

[UDeMan]

Listen to the Chek news story on the Douglas/ Bay crash. Is that an AI generated voice?

https://www.cheknews...al-1196088/?amp

[dasmo]

Listen to the Chek news story on the Douglas/ Bay crash. Is that an AI generated voice?
100% machine voice. More reason not to tune in.
https://www.cheknews...al-1196088/?amp

[Victoria Watcher]

Blindly running a red light at high speed, and with a cop car right there...

 

 

VIDEO:  https://www.timescol...ictoria-8489079

 

Car looks to be speeding.  Two pedestrians were lucky to be clear of the wreck.

 

Cop appears about 45 seconds later.

[Victoria Watcher]

Listen to the Chek news story on the Douglas/ Bay crash. Is that an AI generated voice?

https://www.cheknews...al-1196088/?amp

 

Yikes.

[Mike K.]

Oh, wow.

There is no by-line on the article. And the video did not identify a reporter.

Are they using AI for written content as well? Shouldn’t accredited media be identifying the use of AI?

[aastra]

Are you saying that isn't a cop car turning right on Douglas shortly before the crash?

[aastra]

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[aastra]

If that's a police car then it would have been heading north on Douglas between Bay and Hillside just as the speeding car would have been heading south along that same block (or along those same two blocks, if you prefer to take the Kings Road intersection into account).

[aastra]

Actually, they go past one another maybe even before the Kings Road intersection.

[Victoria Watcher]

Oh ya. The police car that showed up came from the south though.

[aastra]

Here's a frame showing the taillights of the northbound cop car and the headlights of the southbound speeder together:

 

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[Victoria Watcher]

Were they in cahoots?

^ and the silver truck, no?

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 22 March 2024 - 11:04 AM.

[aastra]

All things considered, I'm just saying it wasn't the best moment to be running a red light.

[Victoria Watcher]

The truck was only doing at best 2/3 the speed of the car, those distances might match.

[Victoria Watcher]