Working in the news industry, I’ve been presented with a constant stream of spot news among my general assignments. Here’s a small sampling, a tiny portion, a mere blip of some of the spot news stories that I’ve been a witness to.
Warning: Some images my be graphic
The York Regional Police Traffic Investigation Unit reconstructs the scene of a fatal collision on Kennedy Rd north of Davis Dr in Mt.Albert
My mother places flowers at my grandmothers grave.
A mid-winter storm barrels into the Greater Toronto Area resulting in numerous collisions due to icy roads.
Several cars collide on the eastbound 401 near Islington Ave
A truck fire closes the east-bound core lanes of highway 401 near Avenue Rd resulting in a 40km long backup during the early morning hours of July 25th 2012.
Even at 1:50AM the worlds busiest highway is never free from potential backups
Black-ice, glare-ice, crushed ice... it's all still ice
Passengers are unloaded from an Air Canada jet which slid off the runway and became struck in mud at Pearson Airport
An unidentified elderly man was struck and killed by a driver who fled the site the of the accident. Here, police shelter the body from public view.
Argos fans celebrate at Yonge-Dundas square after the Toronto Argonauts won the 2012 and historic 100th Grey Cup defeating the Stampeders 35–22
Identification markers surround the body of a decease elderly male with his cane visible in the foreground.
