Edmonton man facing 13 charges in speeding crash that hurt 4
A 31-year-old Edmonton man is facing 13 charges after running a red light and hitting another vehicle Sunday evening.
According to police, the man was driving a Toyota Prius when he ran a red light at 82 Street while heading west on 132 Avenue and hit a Hyundai Elantra that had been traveling north.
Two women, 35 and 37, and a child were in the Hyundai Elantra.
Edmonton Fire Rescue Services said they had to be rescued from the vehicle.
They were hospitalized with serious but non-life threatening injuries.
The child was taken to the hospital as a precaution and later released.
The Prius driver was also taken to hospital with serious, non-life threatening injuries.
Police say an investigation revealed the Toyota was stolen. They found an open alcohol container inside the car and seized a knife, stolen property and a shotgun shell.
The charges against him include impaired operation causing bodily harm, dangerous operation causing bodily harm, and possession of stolen property.
Both vehicles were heavily damaged; one was described as "almost in two pieces."
Nahom Jru, the owner of a nearby convenience store, witnessed the crash.
He says he was working inside when he heard “a lot of noise” and “glass breaking.”
“There was half a car in the parking lot, half a car on the street and another car in the intersection over there,” he told CTV News Edmonton.
“That’s not what I was expecting when I came out. I thought it was just a fight or something; you never expect that.”
Jru says the area is a school zone and doesn’t see people speed often.
“It’s a miracle that everybody survived.”
Police believe speed was a factor in the crash.
The area was reopened by Monday morning.
With files from CTV's Nav Sangha
Correction
This article has been updated to correct the direction of travel of the Prius from east to west, according to updated information from Edmonton Police Service.
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