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i AUtOGIsI E 781 MAIN ST. #1 & 2, IMILTON 876-4785 A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 141 No. 37 Friday, July 21, 2000 28 Pages $ 1M0(GST included) Two men stop van on hi*ghway after driver passes out Photo by GRAHAM PAINE 'Water works Six-year-oId Evern Royle tries out the Splaeh Zone pad at Rotary Park to beait the aummer haut and humldity. By IRENE GENTLE The Champion Two local men managed to pre- vent a disaster on Highway 401 with a dramnatic take-down of an out-of-control Chevrolet Lumina mini-van last week. The pair managed to corral the erratic vehicle afiter the driver paased out - and atayed out - for up to 10 minutes near the Trafalgar Road exit of Hwy. 401 at about 6 p.m. iuly 11. No one was hurt in the incident. Eatimated vehicle damage ia about $2.000 for the mini-van, and $3-400 for a Senoma truck which managed to scoot ahead of the van and bring it to a haIt on the ahoulder P lamborough crash* .daims local couple A fiery, two-car craah in Flamborough Saturday claimed the flfe of a Milton cou- ple. Loia Richardaon, 74, and her huaband John, 76, died on impact aller their 1992 Buick Century collided with a 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier at 7th Concession Eaat and Centre Road at about 6:45 p.m. Two 16-year-old Freelton youths in the Cavalier sulfered only minor injuries. Both vehicles caught on lire and the flames weoe extinguiahed by citizens at the scene as well aa lirefightera, aaid Sgt. Maggie McKittrick of Hamilton- Wentwortb Regional Police. TIse couple's car, travelling est on 7th Conceasion Est, failed to stop at a atop aign at the interaection and atruck the Buick, she aaid. The couple waa pronounced dead as McMaater University Medical Centre in Hamilton. The youths were sent to St. Joseph's Hospital in Hamilton and were released. "The more 1 thlnk of the story, the hms 1 cen belleve kt. They were both mature men. I thought it was a pretty net thing." -....................... of the highway. Milton'a Michael MeConnell, 46, knew aomething waa wrong when the Lumina ahead of him driven by Campbellville res- ident Veronica Weatwater drifted from the centre lace to the fast lane. It then swung onto the shoulder and smaahied against a guardrail. The quick-thinking Mr. McConnel awung bis Senoma alongaide and aaw the driver waa alumped over, seemingly unconscious. esee PASSED-OUT on page 2 Comment........ 6 A&E ........ 12-13 Datonse........ 19 Sports ...... 20-23 Classifised .... 24-26 *SATURDAY JULY 22. aSomr 8a1.euind Broua o0lY