Collision victim in critical condition; plus response time details and Sackville ER protocols
The young man hit by a driver on Sunday evening while crossing Main Street is in critical condition in a Halifax hospital, according to an update to Mount Allison students sent Wednesday by university president Jean Paul Boudreau.
Boudreau said the university had “received an update from the student’s family, which they have also made public. We understand that the student is in critical condition in a Halifax hospital. The family has asked for privacy at this time, and we invite you to join us in respecting their wishes.”
RCMP Sergeant Eric Hanson said the investigation is ongoing and no charges have been laid yet.
Emergency response time concerns
There were two 911 calls from the Sackville area on Sunday night, both with very different response times, according to a spokesperson from Medavie Health Services New Brunswick, the company that operates Ambulance NB.
In an emailed statement to CHMA, Eric Robichaud says the first call came in at 7:47pm, before the Main Street collision, and paramedics arrived at that scene nine minutes later, at 7:56pm.
According to witnesses, that was right around the time the young man crossing Main Street in a marked crosswalk with lights flashing was struck by a driver who failed to yield at the crossing. Robichaud says the second call, which fits the timeline of the pedestrian collision, was received at 8:01pm, and paramedics arrived at that scene 27 minutes later at 8:28pm.… Continue