A 16 year old is in critical condition after a pedestrian collision that defies the odds, because the teen was hit not once but twice by the same vehicle. The teen boy was crossing the street in a marked crosswalk at the intersection of Beddington Dr. N.E and Beddington Blvd at approximately 7:45 a.m. When he was struck by a yellow Hummer. After the first pedestrian collision the boy was up and walking, and did not seem to have any serious injuries from the accident. At this time a white Hyundai Tuscon driven by a female slammed into the yellow Hummer from behind, and this impact caused the Hummer to roll forward on top of the teen and pin him underneath the vehicle.
The second pedestrian collision with the same vehicle left the teen in critical condition and it is not known whether he is expected to survive. Staff Sgt. Paul Stacey explained that “(He) first got hit by the Hummer, injuries not real substantial, it was a relatively light hit. And when they were checking on his condition…that’s when the second collision happened and that was really the catastrophic one. He’s still in critical condition in the hospital — whether he survives or not, I don’t know. We do know the damage to her vehicle and the back of the Hummer was very substantial so all the indications are that she hit the Hummer at least at the speed limit which was 50 km\h. It looks at first blush, the boy was doing the right thing, he was in the crosswalk and got hit but like I said we have to investigate a little bit more around that piece.” Charges are pending against the female driver of the white Hyundai Tuscon, and the male driver of the Hummer could also face charges although this is not clear yet.