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Update: Highway 7 accident August 21 -Stittsville accident
Posted by Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer, Ottawa Accident Lawyer, David Hollingsworth in Ottawa Car Accidents on August 22nd, 2010
Ottawa Accident Lawyer, Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth…Regrettably, one woman has died and others have suffered serious personal injury. I wish everyone involved a full and healthy recovery. One woman is dead and another has suffered serious personal injury and is in critical condition after a two-car Ottawa accident on Highway 7 in Ottawa’s west end yesterday afternoon. Ottawa Paramedics said there were 6 people involved in the accident, 5 in one car and one in the other. Sadly, a woman passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. 4 other people were taken to Ottawa hospital, one of them by helicopter. The sixth person was uninjured. The woman passenger who was flown to the Ottawa hospital was in critical condition, with serious personal injury. Another woman and two men have personal injuries that were not considered life threatening. The Ottawa accident happened near Jinkinson Road, which is just southwest of Stittsville.
Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyers: UPDATE
OTTAWA — The car crash that killed one woman on Saturday and injured two of her sisters has sent shock waves through the siblings’ large, extended family. The survivors of Claudette Clement gathered at the Ottawa Hospital’s Civic campus on Monday to support those injured in the car crash. Sylvie Paquette, whose mother, Yolande Charette, suffered a broken vertebrae, said the family is very close. “My mother was one of five sisters, five brothers. But, now they are only four (sisters),” Paquette said, adding that the siblings had 27 grandchildren and 33 great grandchilren in total. “We’re a good, harmonious family; we are always there for each other, it’s incredible.” Clement, 67, of Plaisance, Que., was killed in the two-vehicle accident on Hwy. 7 near Stittsville on Saturday afternoon. She had been travelling with her two sisters, Yolande, 66, and Monique Charette, 63. The car was driven by Pierre Duvall, 66, Yolande’s common-law partner.
The green 2010 Toyota Camry was travelling westbound on the highway when Duvall apparently pulled onto the right shoulder before making a left turn toward a designated emergency vehicle U-turn area. An oncoming black 2009 Hyundai Elantra then broadsided the Camry. Duvall and the two surviving sisters were taken to hospital. Duvall and Yolande suffered minor personal injury. Monique, who was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident, was listed in serious condition. Paquette said Monique was in a coma and her mother Yolande was in a lot of pain. Paquette said that due to the strong medications, her mother has not fully absorbed all the details of the crash, including Clement’s death. “It is better like that for the moment.” Clement and most of her six or seven children lived in Plaisance, Que., said Paquette, adding that Clement’s husband died four years ago. Funeral arrangements had not been finalized Monday evening.
The Hyundai’s driver, David MacDiarmid, 31, and his 33-year-old passenger were taken to hospital with minor personal injury. Police said MacDiarmid tried to slow down, but was unable to avoid the collision.Paquette said alcohol could not have been a factor in the crash as her stepfather, who had open-heart surgery eight months ago, does not drink. The crash remained under OPP investigation. © Copyright (c) The Ottawa Citizen
update:
A Western Quebec man has been charged with careless driving in connection with a fatal accident on Highway 7 in August. On August 21 a Toyota Camry travelling westbound on the highway near Jinkinson Road just west of Stittsville pulled onto the right shoulder and began to make a U-turn in a designated emergency vehicle U-turn area.
Police said an oncoming car broadsided the Camry in the midst of the U-turn. The crash killed 67-year-old Claudette Clement of Plaisance, Que., one of three passengers in the Camry. Also injured were Clement’s two sisters, Monique and Yolande Charette. The driver of the other car and his passenger, both from Ottawa, were also treated for minor injuries. Police charged a 66-year-old man from Val Des Monts, Que., on Friday with careless driving under the highway traffic act of Ontario. He will appear in court on October 29.
Ottawa Ontario Personal Injury Lawyer David Hollingsworth has been helping Ottawa and Ontario accident victims since 1999. With his extensive experience and knowledge of relevant accident and personal injury issues, he has recovered millions of dollars in settlements on behalf of his personal injury clients. David has the experience and skill to present a successful accident case in order to obtain maximum compensation for his personal injury clients. David offers free consultations and makes home visits or hospital visits. Visit www.ottawainjury.ca for more information.
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