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Friday, February 27, 2015
Duncan man’s Jaws of Life selfie goes viral Kolby Solinsky Black Press
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Duncan man has achieved his two minutes of fame. All he had to do was crash his car to achieve it. Andrew MacDonald’s 2:35 video has given 481,000 viewers on YouTube (and counting) a rare look inside the front seat of a car accident, since it was uploaded on Sunday. MacDonald – who’s 25, according to a report from CHEK News – said he was tired and blacked out while driving home Andrew MacDonald: from Victoria at recovering 5:30 a.m. on Jan. 11. His car veered Andrew Leong off the road and Duncan firefighters work to cut open a Volkswagen Golf to free its female driver. The Golf rolled on its side on Trunk Road near the Duncan Mall at 8:15 a.m. Sunday. The driver did not sustain struck a pole. serious injuries. When MacDonald awoke, he pulled out his phone and snapped the short video, which shows him being extracted from the crushed car by a local fire crew – “Jaws of life right behind my head,” he writes on the post. once the final expenses are tallied. lighting along the entire corridor, “I’m okay,” he wrote below the YouSafety and traffic improvements: Ingram Street and Canada Duncan CAO Peter de Verteuil and see crosswalk improvements at Tube video on Feb. 24. said the intersection overhaul is a re- Kenneth and Station. “On January 11th, 2015 I blacked out Avenue getting a $1.8 million overhaul sult of a 2012 pedestrian safety study And since the streetscape is going behind the wheel at 530 in the morning that pinpointed that intersection as to be ripped up anyway, the city fig- after a night in Victoria, BC. Drove Duncan’s biggest concern. ured it was prudent to replace dated straight into a pole on the drivers side before the curtain opens on the DunJohn McKinley “It’s 50 years old and it just goes in water and sewer lines while they are at 60km/h in Duncan, BC. can/Cowichan Summer Festival. News Leader Pictorial a timed sequence,” he said. easy to access. “Suffered a broken right arm. Broken The expected result when the The intersection also lacks dedi“If we are going to fi x everything left Femur. Broke both knee caps. And project wraps up in June is smoother uncan residents and cated left-turn lanes, has no traffic above the ground, we have to do both ankles. Went for major surgery in traffic flow for cars at Ingram Street visitors should be loop technology so it can adjust to everything underneath as well,” de Victoria which took total 14 hours over and Canada Avenue, and better prepared for some traffic patterns, and is poorly lit. This Verteuil said. a couple days. Metal plates and screws safety for pedestrians and cyclists, disruption this spring revitalization project aims to address According to the CAO, the city all over. Spent a month in hospital. as the city overhauls its with a sewer and water upgrade all those issues. is very cognizant of the project’s Only 1 hot nurse :| But I’m home now. thrown in for good measure. central downtown intersection. It will also add north- and potential for disrupting activity in, And recovering quickly!” Work is expected to get underway But officials have a plan in place and access to, downtown. Watch the video at cowichannewswithin the next few weeks on a project southbound bike lanes on Canada to keep traffic flowing and a commore on page 4 Avenue, provide better pedestrian leader.com. estimated to cost about $1.8 million mitment to get the project finished
City pledging downtown intersection revamp done by summer
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