An order has been sent to the City’s Transportation Dept. to install safety measures on Brown’s Line where woman was killed by a car.
A motion is before Etobicoke York Community Council to install a traffic light or other safety measures at Brown’s Line where a young woman was struck and killed by a vehicle.
Councillors have sent a request to the Director of Traffic Management at Transportation Services to implement safety measures at the busy crossing.
A 21-year-old woman was struck by a vehicle on October 6 while crossing at a mid-block cross walk on Brown’s Line and Jellicoe Avenue and died of her injuries.
Notice of impending traffic light has been installed on Brown’s Line where woman was killed.
The motion was brought up by Councillor Amber Morley at a community council meeting on November 13 following complaints to her office from residents to express safety concerns at the intersection.
“I urge you to consider this request and support the implementation of road safety enhancements at the Brown’s Line and Jellicoe Avenue intersection,” Morley said in a motion.
The driver of the vehicle that hit a pedestrian has not been charged by police.
A traffic sign has been installed in the area warning motorists that a light is forthcoming.
It’s up to Transportation Services to install a traffic light or other safety measures.
A 36-year-old woman who was driving a 2018 Volkswagen Passat was travelling north on Brown’s Line in the right lane when she struck the pedestrian.
The pedestrian was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Police said at the time of the collision, the driver remained at the scene. No charges have been laid.