Our Social Fabric Is Decaying

Yesterday a 36-year-old woman was killed as she cycled along Stevenson Road in Oshawa. The driver who hit her fled the scene and several drivers drove around her as she lay on the road. Both my wife and I were shocked, saddened, and appalled by this. We have stopped and helped people who were in distress and I can't imagine not doing so. Our social fabric is fraying.

According to Durham Regional Police, several motorists drove around Tingey as she lay dying on the pavement before someone used their vehicle to block traffic until emergency crews arrived.

"Many vehicles before police arrived, were driving around the party, the victim on the floor, failing to stop, failing to render assistance to that victim," Const. George Tudos said at the scene. "When we received the call, just prior to four, this is when the female was located, so we don’t know when the exact collision took place."