Every once in awhile I find myself in the right place at the right time with my camera. I enjoy photojournalism and I’m thankful that our local media embraces this of the citizens. Here’s my story from what happened on Saturday afternoon.
We were about 10 cars back from the intersection when we heard the crash and saw the smoke rise up. Pretty scary.
My dad was driving with my mom, my husband and I in the car. After getting through traffic and pulling into the Weiland Ford dealership, I was able to get down closer to the crash at Homer Watson & Ottawa to capture a few images. From what we could see, the black car allegedly ran the red light, crashing into the Bridgestone pick up truck. The entire front end of the car was destroyed. The most frightening part was witnessing an infant being carried from the car and into an ambulance. What person in their right mind would attempt to run a red light (albeit allegedly) with a baby in the car? With passengers in the car? Considering running a red AT ALL?!
It’s unfortunate that other people had to suffer because of the driver’s arrogant decision, but I’m thankful they were all okay.
Why, why, why…
My husband’s car was totaled in 2006 when another driver ran a red light. She admitted to not paying attention and not seeing the colour of the light. Had the timing been a little off, who knows what would’ve happened to Nic.
PAY ATTENTION! Life is not replaceable! Let’s slow down and remember there are other people on the road and not just yourself.
One of the photos I took of the crash. I submitted it to CTV SWO news twenty minutes before the broadcast and it appeared in the program.
