A car accident site where nine people were injured, several
seriously, was strewn with broken beer bottles, police say.
Ontario Provincial Police said it looked like a bomb had dropped in
the middle of the road where two cars collided in Aurora early yesterday
morning.
Most of the injured were teenagers and it appeared that many involved
in the accident had been drinking, police said.
The crash occurred just after midnight on Highway 48, just north of
Major Mackenzie Dr.
Aurora OPP said a northbound Acura Integra driven by Michael Wallace,
21 of Willowdale, was attempting a three-point turn when it collided
with a southbound Plymouth Reliant driven by Christopher McLean, 19 of
Markham.
Wallace was taken to hospital with internal injuries and McLean was
airlifted to Sunnybrook Health Science Centre.
The seven passengers in the two cars also were injured and taken to
hospital.
The Acura was hit on the passeger side and its three passengers had
to be pulled out by the Markham Fire Department.
Robert Cleary, 18, of Willowdale and Osmond Nemhard, 32, of
Scarborough were taken to Sunnybrook Health Science Centre where they
are listed in critical condition.
Shaun Baily of Willowdale, also in the Acura, was taken to
Scarborough Centenary Hospital where he is in stable condition.
The four passengers in the other car were taken to Markham
Stouffville Hospital.
Andrew Briers, 18, and Ryan Whitehead, 19, both of Markham were
treated and released, but two seriously injured passengers were
transferred to other hospitals.
Jill Fraser, 16, of Markham is in Wellesley Hospital with serious
injuries, and Renee Ford, also 16, was airlifted to the Hospital for
Sick Children with serious injuries.
Whitehead, who suffered a broken ankle, said he couldn't remember
much after the accident.
" I just crawled over to the curb, and probably passed out, " he
said.
The five in the Reliant, who knew each other from Markham District
High School, were returning from a small party at a friend's house,
Whitehead said.
The road was closed for about four hours.
