Note
"This report is dedicated to the 95 Ontarians who lost their lives in preventable pedestrian collisions in 2010, and whose deaths are the subject of this review. It is the hope of the Office of the Chief Coroner that this report will assist to reduce and prevent pedestrian collisions in the future which ultimately result in needless injuries and preventable deaths. Lastly, the report acknowledges the impact of these tragic losses on the families of those who died."
Issued also in French under title: Examen des décès de piétons : examen de tous les décès accidentels de piétons survenus en Ontario entre le 1er janvier 2010 et le 31 décembre 2010.
The original document was published on the public website of the Government of Ontario.
© Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 2012. Reproduced with permission.
Summary
In the summer of 2011, the Office was approached by Mr. Albert Koehl and Mr. Patrick Brown, two lawyers who represent a coalition of pedestrian and cycling groups. The possibility of addressing public safety issues affecting pedestrians and cyclists via a special review was discussed. The timing of these discussions was opportune, and the leadership of the OCC was compelled by the importance of this issue. The result is this Pedestrian Death Review, as well as the OCC’s Cycling Death Review which was released in June, 2012.