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M4 The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, Juiy 24, 2007 GO passengers watch in horror as train strikes car * from CAR on page Al îhvxhc(-l "isctilI\'"!11" 0N ' Mltonian Kelly Spinelli was stopped rigbt behind the car heing driven hy the 34- year-old Milton woman and saw the entire incident unfold - a sight that's left ber with many steeptess nights. Spinelli had just gotten off ber celi phone when she tooked up to see the Mercedes smash into the car in front of ber. She said it had been travelling very fast. "ýHe (the Mercedes driver) opened the car door, stumbled out... He looked like he was about to fait over. He was screaming, 'l need My mom'." Then Spinelli realized nobody was getting out of the car on the tracks. "As 1 was thinking this, the horn (of the train) btared and it (the impact) sent the car fing into a pole," she said. 1 was scream- ing and dialing 911 - 1 think the only thing I could come up with was the word 'train'." Spinelli, who's six-and-a-haif months pregnant, said she was sbaking so bard she was offered oxygen by paramedics. She said a man who had been foiiowing the Mercedes prior to the crash - police bad receîved reports from motorists of an erratic driver in the area - was shouting at the driver and had to be pbysicatly restrained. In a bitter irony, the GO train ordinarily woutdn't have been anywbere near the Trafalgar crossing at 7:20 p. m. But Tbursday, the 5:30 p.m. train had left Union Station 45 minutes late. "Fate ptayed a huge role," Welch said. Wetch, who bad been sitting in the front train car at the point of impact, said be ran through several train cars trying to get clos- DAVID RITCHIt / SPECIAL TO THE CHAMPION The Rockwood couple was pronounced dead at the scene. Their dog was critically injured and had to be put down. er to the wreckage in case the victims need- ed belp. But wben be saw the man's body lylng on the car - the roof bad been sbeared off - be knew it was no use. A small dog in the vehicle was clinging to life, and Welcb watcbed emergency crews pull it from the wreckage. However, tbe dog was criticatly injured and bad to be put downM. Riders were escorted off the train a couple of bours tater and taken by GO buses to the Main Street station. There were no reports of 90-88-25 TY:90 .88-65 .1-00-48-49 r7- s.. odGel- ww sonc Crossing Guards Needed Executive Services Department Position summary Interested ln b.ing a School Crossing Guard? School Crossing Guards are wondertul citizens who are responsîble for safely crossing our children at intersections near schools in the Town of Milton. Our Crossing Guards are reliable and responsible men and women who interact weII with children and are committed to their satety. Crossing Guards must be available for a minimum of hait an hour in the moming betore school and a hait hour ater sohool, five days a week for the entire schooi year. These are paid part ime positions starting at $12.54lhour. A minimum ot three hours are paid for each day worked. Applicants must successfully pass a police security check prior to empioyment and must be capable of standing outside for long periods in ail weather conditions. Crossing Guards must be 18 years ot age or older. No experience is necessary as ail training is provided. Crossing Guards must be pleasant, courteous and heiptul fowards ail members ot the public at ail times. Al weekends and schooi holidays are off, which makes this an ideai job for retired persons or those wanfing part time hours. Parents, grandparents, retirees, neighbours and friends ail make great Crossing Guards. What do Crossing Guards do? " Createsate gaps in traftic to enabie chiidren and others to cross safeiy " Report licence numbers of cars who drive in an unsate manner, or who fail to stop for and obey the Crossing Guard " Report chiidren who fail 10 listen to the direction of the Crossing Guard and who are acting in an unsafe manner How do 1 bocome a Crossing Guard? lnterested applicants shouid submit a resume by August 15, 2007 to: Town of Milton, Department of Corporate Services, 43 Brown Sf., Milton, Ontario L9T 5H2 Attention: Coordinator, Human Resources Fax: (905) 875-5414 E-mail: humanresources @milfon.ca n accordance witfithe Freedom of Information and Pnivacy legisiation, applicant information is coiiected under the aufhorify 0f thse Municipal Act and wili be used tnicffy for candidate selection. passenger injuries. The site of the tragedy is now marked by a bomemade cross bearing a gnieving grand- cbild's message to bis Nana and Grampa: "We xiii miss you forever. We will love you forever." On it are some toy cars and a photo of the Millers rela.xing on a boat. Police are seeking the publics help, ask- ing anyone wbo saw the silver/grey Mercedes driving before the crash in Mississauga or Milton to contact investiga- tors. DAVID RITCHIEI SPECIAL TO THE CHAMPION A distraught witness weeps near the accident scene while emergency crews tend to the njured man later charged with drunk driving. lngram Rabim Bakbisb, 28, of Ferguson Drive bas been cbarged witb two counts of impaired driving causing death, two counts of dangerous driving causing deatb and refusing to provide a breatb sample. He appeared at Ontario Court of justice in Milton yesterday morning for a bail heaning, wbicb was remanded to Monday, July 30 at the same location. Bakbsb, wearing a striped cottared shirt and jeans, looked emotionless as he stood in the prisoners' box. Const. 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