The Editor,
Re. “Teen struck, injured after running across Highway 1” (The Tri-City News, Feb. 7).
While every traffic accident requires an abundance of caution and safety for those involved and assisting, the incident Monday evening on Highway 1 around the King Edward overpass appears to overstep the bounds.
The incident was a single pedestrian accident, not a tractor trailer with a load all over the highway. At the point of the incident, there are five lanes plus a curb lane fully wide enough to handle traffic.
All vehicles between the King Edward overpass and the nearest exit were stuck for around three hours.
If officials felt the need to fully close the highway, they should have closed all traffic at Brunette exit and single-lane funnelled the remaining traffic through past the incident.
Chris Whelan,
Port Coquitlam
