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TUESDAY January 20, 2015 • www.langleytimes.com NEWS Toll Bridge Gaining Popularity
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Anna MacDonald from Prince George shows near-perfect form in the double mini-trampoline event at the Langley Events Centre fieldhouse on Sunday (Jan. 18). She won the double L2 mini event and came 3rd on her L3 trampoline event. Flip City hosted the three-day gymnastics meet. Full story and more photos on page 19.
Condolences pour in for Delta firefighter killed in Langley MO N I Q U E TA M M I N G A Ti m e s Re po r t e r
Condolences are pouring in for long-time Delta firefighter Mark Janson, who died after being struck by a pickup truck on a rural Langley road Thursday night. The accident happened around 9:20 p.m. in the 5700 block of 240 Street, as 54-year-old Janson was out taking his dog for a walk. A Ford F350
pickup driven by a 24-year-old man struck him. According to Langley RCMP, the victim was dressed in dark clothing and had been walking northbound in the middle of the road. There are no street lights in the area and it was a particularly dark night, with light rain falling at the time of the accident. Police say the driver remained
at the scene and, along with other passersby, performed CPR on the injured man until paramedics arrived. The victim was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. His dog wasn’t injured. The driver was co-operative with investigators and is described as extremely distraught.
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Delta Firefighter Mark Janson was walking his dog near his rural Langley home on Thursday night when he was struck and killed by a pickup.
It’s been eight months and so far no charges have been laid against a 32-year-old Abbotsford man accused of crashing his sports car head-on into a daycare van full of young children in Aldergrove. Following the May 6, 2014 crash at 264 Street and 56 Avenue (right beside the McDonald’s), the driver of the sports car went to hospital with several broken bones and police got a warrant for his blood. Traffic reconstructionists remained at the scene for hours. And because of the location and time of day, there were more than two dozen witnesses at the scene. The delay in this case, say Langley RCMP, is due to waiting for the reports from collision analysts and the lab results for his blood work, which came in a few months ago. Despite the driver appearing severely intoxicated and going back to the crash scene to grab a 12-pack of beer from his car, blood work indicates the driver was not impaired, said Langley RCMP Cpl. Holly Marks. But after reviewing the evidence, police expect to recommend a charge of dangerous driving causing bodily harm. The report hasn’t been filed with Crown yet. Continued Page 4
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