Speed factor in fatal CSL crash

By Joel Goldenberg The Suburban Speed was at least one cause of a fatal and fiery crash in which a driver lost control heading northbound on Côte St. Luc?s Cavendish Boulevard and crashed a BMW into the street?s underpass at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, says Station 9 commander Sylvain Bissonnette. ?It was going at more than 100 km/hr,? the commander said. Cavendish has a 50 km/hr speed limit and the road curves near the underpass. ?The car hit the wall and the person was so badly burned that we were not able to recognize the driver. The body was transported to the morgue, and an autopsy will tell us who it was exactly. We can not say now if the victim was a man or a woman. It was that bad. We also couldn?t see the driver?s license.? Bissonnette said that the actual owner of the car was informed of the accident, but said more details about the circumstances would be known in the course of an investigation, which will include a

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Cont?d from page 6 the cardiac care unit? to both medical staff, for whom she baked cookies and brownies, and patients. The program involves periodic follow-ups through telephone calls by a nurse-clinician who makes sure patients who have been discharged from the hospital are all right. The nurse-clinician has knowledge of emergency medicine, cardiac-related symptoms and the patient?s file. The patient also has a phone number to call the medical practitioner. This year, the program is embarking on a fundraising and awareness campaign to further extend the program. The campaign also coincides with February?s Heart Month. The program receives no government funding, and thus private funding is needed. New to the program this year is a personalized folder given to patients, in English or French, with pertinent information relating to pacemakers, medication, nutrition, lifestyle and ?who can help me.? ?There are so many people who have cardiac problems, and who are alone in terms of resources ? they enter a hospital and they leave and they?re on their own and all of a sudden, they don?t know how they should feel, what they should do and they don?t know who to call,? Fichman said. ?Sometimes, they?re reluctant to phone because they?re not sure ? ?maybe I should feel terrible?, ?maybe I should feel that I can?t eat?, ?I?m not sure ? should I be taking this pill every day or not?? ?I was looking at how to remember and honour our parents in a meaningful fashion, with direct attention to the patients.? n

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