59 Donald St. Rammed by Driver of Convertible

Some asshole rammed into the side of my apt. block on Donald St. today. Early reports from residents of the apartment block were that before dying though, she also hit a pedestrian who was crossing Donald St. (Note: but the media is now saying there was never a pedestrian hit).

She hit the building so hard that the inside wall of the lobby is now cracked.

CJOB.com - Pedestrian hit on Donald St.

WinnipegSun.com - Serious Crash on Donald St.


Flickr.com - Photo #1 -59 Donald St. Lobby after car rams apartment block


Flickr.com - Photo #2 -59 Donald St. Lobby after car rams apartment block


Flickr.com - Photo #3 - Convertible car that crashed into the northwest side of 59 Donald St.


Flickr.com - Photo #3a - Same as #3, except larger size, available for zooming.


Flickr.com - Photo #4 - Police tape surrounds 59 Donald St., as Police investigate car crash.


Flickr.com - Photo #5 - Damage to northwest exterior of 59 Donald St. after convertible car crash.

The latest on this story, from CKY says that there was no pedestrian hurt. Yet someone confirmed seeing an ambulance haul away a body bag, others from the building say that the scene was grusome.

What is gonig on here?

The story from CKY as at 4.30 p.m. Friday July 17, 2009:

Car hits building at Broadway and Donald

Updated: Fri Jul. 17 2009 16:32:22

ctvwinnipeg.ca

The Winnipeg Police Service closed the intersection at Broadway Avenue and Donald Street after a serious car crash on Friday afternoon.

Police had originally suggested that a pedestrian had been hit in the crash, but that information turned out to be false.

The vehicle involved collided with a building in the 100 block of Donald Street.

Motorists were asked to avoid the area while police did their initial investigation, and say a female was taken to hospital in unstable condition, but say her condition has since been upgraded to stable.

Police say there is no further information at this time.

Here is CJOB's updated story:

Donald Street Collision
CJOB News Team reporting
7/17/2009

Donald Street and Broadway is now open to all traffic, previously closed due to a serious motor vehicle collision.

It turns out this was a single motor vehicle collision into a building....not a pedestrian hit.

The vehicle involved was travelling southbound on Donald Street after which time the driver lost control and collided with a building.

The 54-year-old female driver was the only person injured. She was conveyed to hospital in unstable condition. She has since been upgraded to stable condition.

And I snapped more photographs, one showing a bracketed area being marked with blue chalk, at one of the curb side parking spaces just north of the apartment block. Other Police markings, again in blue, show the supposed trajectory of the vehicle, and markings indicating "PF" and "PR". What do those mean?

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