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The 64-year-old man is waiting to cross at a marked crosswalk. A woman pushing a stroller, along with two young children, comes up behind him. A car to their left stops, and the pedestrians proceed north across Hillcrest. As they are walking across the last half of the crosswalk, a Volkswagen Jetta to their right does not slow down. It plows into the man, propelling him 50 feet down the road. Struck on Dec. 10, he is still recovering from head injuries and fractures to his lower body. The driver had taken her eyes off the road to look at her purse. Abbotsford Police are hoping the release of the graphic video (view it on abbynews.com) will increase awareness of distracted driving, which is a serious, ongoing issue on local roads, says Abbotsford Police Const. Ian MacDonald. Laws enacted in 2010 to prohibit the use of handheld devices while driving are not getting through to all motorists, he
A home surveillance video captured a pedestrian accident, in which the man in the crosswalk above is struck by a distracted driver in the white car approaching from the right. At that intersection on Wednesday morning, Abbotsford Police Const. Ian MacDonald says pedestrian accidents and distracted driving continue to be serious issues in the city. VIKKI HOPES Abbotsford News
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