CTV News has learned three of the four people injured when a U-Haul truck barreled through downtown Edmonton Saturday night have been released from hospital, and the fourth is in stable condition.
Late Saturday night, Jack Zubick, Paul Biegel, Jordan Stewardson, and Kimberley O’Hara were injured and sent to hospital when the U-Haul, with police in pursuit, sped down Jasper Avenue.
CTV News has learned Zubick and Biegel have been released from hospital.
Biegel, 22, told CTV News he was at the Eskimos game earlier Saturday night with family and friends. He had heard about the initial attack closer to the stadium, but didn’t think twice about heading to The Pint downtown after the game.
He said he was standing in the alley beside the bar when he was hit by the truck from behind, he said he was pushed over a barrier and into a wall.
“Yeah, it was pretty terrifying, but I’m obviously pretty lucky to be in the shape I am in, it could have been a lot worse,” Biegel said in a phone interview with CTV News.
He suffered bumps, bruises, and a ligament in his knee was torn. He was released from hospital Sunday, and is home recovering in Dawson Creek, B.C. He said one of the worst parts of the night was watching as the other male victim was hit – but he’s glad to hear he is recovering.
“[First responders were] comforting, very professional…made me feel safe,” Biegel said. “Anything from my mind that you would want from that is what I received.”
Zubick, 22, issued a statement to CTV News, saying: "I am at home and doing well. Feeling like I got hit by a truck but I will make a full recovery. I would like to thank EPS and the staff of the Royal Alex hospital for their great care and support."
Zubick said he was out celebrating a friend’s birthday when he was hit; he said he remembers walking down the steps of The Pint, and then coming to in hospital.
The St. Albert native said he suffered a minor brain bleed and lung swelling, and a number of scrapes and cuts when he was hit. He was released from hospital Sunday night.
The two women injured work for Mammoet Canada Western, their employer told CTV News Monday that O’Hara’s family said she was still in hospital in stable condition, while Stewardson had been released and was back home in Fort McMurray.
With files from Nicole Weisberg