Monday Oct. 10, 2011

Police search for driver after east end crash

Police are looking for a driver after a crash early Monday morning in downtown Toronto.

Police said the incident happened when a vehicle travelling northbound on Parliament Street crashed into the back of a parked van.

Reports from the scene said the driver fled, leaving an injured female passenger behind.

The woman suffered a leg injury in the crash.

Alcohol a factor in pedestrian collision

Alcohol is being cited as a factor in a crash that sent one woman to hospital with multiple broken bones early Monday morning.

Police said a driver lost control of his vehicle, jumped the sidewalk and struck a pedestrian on Northtown Way, near Yonge Street and Finch Avenue, just after 4:30 a.m.

The woman was taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

The driver was also taken to hospital with minor injuries.

He faces a number of charges, including impaired driving causing bodily harm.