A Vancouver man received a ticket and a trip to the hospital after he failed to cross at a crosswalk Monday night and was hit by a car.
The 51-year-old was crossing Kingsway between Smith Avenue and Boundary Road shortly before 8 p.m. when he was hit by a car. He was taken to hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries, Burnaby RCMP Cpl. Daniela Panesar told the NOW.
“The pedestrian was not in a crosswalk,” she said, adding that he was issued a violation ticket, which is essentially a fine for jaywalking.
The driver remained at the scene and was cooperative with police. Police did not ticket or charge the driver.
This collision comes only days after a 78-year-old man was killed jaywalking across Willingdon Avenue. Again, police are stressing the importance of using crosswalks at all times.
“I think the message is to use crosswalks,” Panesar said following the fatality on Willingdon Avenue. “Use the crosswalk. Take that extra minute to go for the crosswalk.”
