Before I managed to make it back home to North Burnaby, I lived in on Blue Mountain Street in Coquitlam.
It was as close as I could get to the Burnaby border and still afford more than one bedroom.
The thing I hated about Blue Mountain was how fast people drove, especially when they were heading south on a downward slope.
It was like a racetrack. I gave my daughter strict instructions about walking or crossing Blue Mountain because drove like maniacs along this road.
I knew someone would get hurt, or possibly die.
I never knew it would be a dog.
Today (Wednesday) a Kia Soul and a Jeep Liberty collided at the intersection of Blue Mountain Street and Smith Avenue - right in front of my old apartment - in an incident that sent two people to hospital and left one dog dead.
Yes, a dog.
According to a copy of the police report, the driver of the Jeep had a licence that had expired - way back in 2013.
When Coquitlam Fire and Rescue arrived on scene, they found the pedestrian suffering a head injury, conscious and breathing.
The pedestrian and the driver of the Kia were both taken to hospital in stable condition.
One of the two dogs in the Kia, however, was crushed in the accident.
“CPR was performed,” said Coquitlam firefighter Sean Davidson. “But the pet, unfortunately, succumbed.”
There are so many streets out there that just become natural speedways. Drivers need to recognize when they are on one and remind themselves to slow down.
I have a friend who one bought himself a really fancy BMW motorcycle. He loved it, but put it up for sale two months later. I asked him why and he said it was because the bike drove so smoothly that he didn’t even realize how fast he was going most times.
Some roads feel that way too and drivers need to be more aware of them before more people and dogs get hurt.
- With files from the Tri-City News
