Fatal Crash at Coxwell and Danforth: Car wreck to be tested
There has been a horrendous car accident just steps away from our house. At around 2 pm on 2008-07-14, apparently a black BMW was going west on Danforth Avenue (east of Coxwell Avenue) and had a very minor fender-bender collision with another car. For some strange and unexplained reason, rather than stopping, the BMW sped away and left the scene. When the car reached the intersection / junction at Coxwell Avenue, it ran a red light and slammed into a woman crossing the street. The woman was killed instantly :o..( The car then lost control and clipped a dumpster truck going north legally on Coxwell Avenue. Debris were flying all over the street.
As of now, the police is still invetigating the crash, trying to find out if the driver involved with the hit-and-run was trying to flee the scene when he hit the woman, or whether he suffered a medical condition and lost his consciousness.
I was at work when the crash happened and I heard it on the news radio. Initially there were conflicting reports on the age of the victim. One report said the victim was in her 60s and that caused a major scare for me. When I called home, thankfully my mom picked up the phone after 2 rings. Had she picked up any later and I might suffer a heart attack myself. Still, a totally innocent woman died from a tragic accident. The victim is someone’s daughter, or wife, or girlfriend, sister or even mother, friend or colleague. On a beautiful, sunny summer afternoon.
Fatal Crash at Coxwell and Danforth: Car wreck to be tested
There has been a horrendous car accident just steps away from our house. At around 2 pm on 2008-07-14, apparently a black BMW was going west on Danforth Avenue (east of Coxwell Avenue) and had a very minor fender-bender collision with another car. For some strange and unexplained reason, rather than stopping, the BMW sped away and left the scene. When the car reached the intersection / junction at Coxwell Avenue, it ran a red light and slammed into a woman crossing the street. The woman was killed instantly :o..( The car then lost control and clipped a dumpster truck going north legally on Coxwell Avenue. Debris were flying all over the street.
As of now, the police is still invetigating the crash, trying to find out if the driver involved with the hit-and-run was trying to flee the scene when he hit the woman, or whether he suffered a medical condition and lost his consciousness.
I was at work when the crash happened and I heard it on the news radio. Initially there were conflicting reports on the age of the victim. One report said the victim was in her 60s and that caused a major scare for me. When I called home, thankfully my mom picked up the phone after 2 rings. Had she picked up any later and I might suffer a heart attack myself. Still, a totally innocent woman died from a tragic accident. The victim is someone’s daughter, or wife, or girlfriend, sister or even mother, friend or colleague. On a beautiful, sunny summer afternoon.