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stoufivffle suntribune thursday nov 222007 3 stouffville says by hannelore volpe what are the greatest concerns of young people today jared kiatipis the perception of older people to teens in a negative way and older students intimidat ing younger students are concerns romaine loftman my only concern would be maintaining the marks for university weve got our midterms so we know where we stand staff photosteve somerville a shoe lies under a bus that struck a teenager in markham monday stouffville nursing student melissa pim witnessed the collision and administered first aid to the victim stouffville nursing student aids teenager struck by bus kevin hennings a main concern is to finish high school and live life to the fullest byjoefantauzzi staff writer melissa pim just happened to be there ms pim 29 of stouffville was the first to administer first aid to a teenager struck by a bus monday afternoon while cross ing hwy 7 in markham the 17yearold woman was crossing hwy 7 at albert street around 320 pm when she was struck by a short laidlaw school bus turning from albert on to hwy 7 the rear wheels of the bus ran over her legs york regional police sgt courtney chang said at the scene ms pim had been stopped in her van with her children at cosburn road and hwy 7 east of main street when she saw the drivers side of the bus strike the young woman it literally happened 10 feet away from me she said the teenagers companion had a cellphone and called 9- 11 ms pim a nursing student encouraged the young woman to stay still and not to move she was in a lot of pain ms pim said adding the woman was crying and bloodied she was very scared vvithin minutes emergency responders arrived aclminister- ing professional first aid and blocking traffic in the area the young womans father also arrived ms pim said i said this is a miracle the young woman was taken to hospital with non lifethreat ening injuries im just glad i could help ms pim said ms pim noted she saw the bus driver reach for her radio immediately after the collision the intersection was closed while police investigated the 59yearold female bus driver is charged with failing to yield to a pedestrian ryan bahadori international issues concern me such as the war in iraq we follow the news closely police probe alcohol link in fatal crash drivers are still getting behind the wheel after drinking heavily the night before under the mistaken assumption they are sober ontario provincial police const dave woodford said today const woodford made the comment in the aftermath of a crash this weekend on hwy 404 near aurora road in whitchurchstouffville that claimed the life of a 23yearold keswick woman her name is not yet available a lot of people think theyre sober when theyre still impaired const woodford said adding many motorists think if they can walk straight they are fine to drive a lot of people are driving and they dont get into collisions but theyre driving impaired theyre out there at about 615 am sunday a ford windstar heading north on the 404 left the highway and ended up in the centre medi an the woman who was not wearing a seatbelt was thrown from the minivan she was pro nounced dead at the scene the driver and another pas senger were taken to southlake regional health centre with minor injuries police believe alcohol was a factor but not the cause of the crash which kept the highway closed until noon if everyone had their seat- belt on we wouldnt be looking at a fatality const woodford said joefantaum briefly toronto driver killed after car slams into tree a toronto man is dead after crashing into a tree in whitchurch- stouffville sunday the man was headed north on kennedy road north of bloomington road in his 1992 acura integra when the car left the road and slammed into a large tree about 520 pm york regional police said the 59yearold driver was pro nounced dead at the scene his name was not available a probe into the crash continues if you have an information about the crash call police at 1866875423 ext 7703 crime stoppers at 1800222j1ps or leave a tip at www1800222tipscom spirit at home tonight the stouffville spirit hosts the expansion villanova knights of king city tonight at 730 at the stouffville arena the spirit defeated orangeville in provincial jr a hockey league action saturday for more informa tion see page 21 correction revenue up atnofrilus a story in last thursdays sun-tri- bune on the effects of big box stores should have stated that revenues are up this year at nofrills in stouffville the suntribune regrets the error quoteworthy i called him out i went on the internet i did everything but go to his house and fight him in his driveway canadian heavyweight boxing champion ray olubowale on attempts to get his last fight see jim masons column on page 6 contact us have a news tip please phone us at 9056402612 email us at jmasonyrmg com visit our offices at 6290 main st in downtown stouffville save 25 to 35 on all orders furniture take advantage of 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