My First Toronto Star Clip
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•THE TORONTO STAR Saturday, May 23, 1992 A17 Police probe crash that killed woman By Drew Hasselback TORONTO STAR Police are interviewing three nevf witnesses to a car crash in which a women was hit by an out-or-control car as she left a Yonge St. grocery store. Marlene Joan (Lynn) Coombs, wife of children's television star Ernest Coombs, was killed in stantly Thursday when she was hit,by the car and thrown through the window of a down town Loblaws store. Coombs, 55, of Twyn Rivers Dr. .in Pickering, died of massive internal injuries. Her husband, Ernest, has appeared as Mr. Dressup on CBC-TV for 25 years. Hundreds of people saw the ac cident. Police are re-interviewing witnesses, and are hoping more will.phone investigators. "I guess you could say we're JteSlSd**'Constable Jim Metro police are investigating the possibility that the driver of the car may have had a seizure before the crash. vPXlve/ !¥** Trochym, 24, of Kennedy Rd., Scarborough, was taken to St. Michael's Hospital, where he works in the hospital hJH fu^,re? a seizure at the hospital while he was being treat ed for his injuries," Staff Ser geant Wally Watts said. Trochym was listed in critical condition, but Farrell said Tro- guSencf SbIe t0 Speak *** Ws Coombs was leaving the gro cery store at Yonge anB Temper ance Sts. south of Richmond St. around 4 p.m. when a black Buick climbed a curb and hit her in front of hundreds of horrified witnesses. A male pedestrian who was hit by the car escaped with minor injuries, police said. A spokesperson at the CBC said the Mr. Dressup program will continue as scheduled. A family friend who answered the door at the Coombs's Picker ing home yesterday said the fam ily is not ready to make any pub lic statement. But Ken Westbrook, a close friend and neighbor of the family for the past 22 years, said Coombs's husband was "not do ing very well." Coombs opened a day-care centre, the Butternut School, in Coombs recently sold the day care centre in hopes of spending more time travelling with her husband. The couple liked to spend time at their cottage in Maine and on ski trips, Barnes said. Westbrook said Coombs's son Chris, 27, flew to Toronto from his home m California last night. u,£eJ*iau£hter» Catherine, V was at thejhouse with Coombs's two granddaughters and two step-grandsons. HoT,he/Uineral wiU be fteld Mon- rJ atu KPAm- at ^ox United fi&A 2569 Midland Ave. The £ ciyfh,as^sked that donations be sent to Centennial College to ch ldLnHSCl!?lar?.hip in the W childhood education program Visitation will take place at be- den Funeral Homes, Sheppard Ave., between 2 and 4 and 7and y p.m. tomorrow. D With files from Kellie Hud- son and Dottle O'Neill.
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I was a Toronto Star intern 20 years ago. Here is my first clip. It was a sad and horrible story. Lynn Coombs, the wife of Mr. Dress Up, was struck and killed by a car on Yonge Street.
Transcript of My First Toronto Star Clip
•THE TORONTO STAR Saturday, May 23, 1992 A17
Police probe crashthat killed woman
By Drew HasselbackTORONTO STAR
Police are interviewing threenevf witnesses to a car crash inwhich a women was hit by anout-or-control car as she left aYonge St. grocery store.Marlene Joan (Lynn) Coombs,wife of children's television starErnest Coombs, was killed instantly Thursday when she washit,by the car and thrownthrough the window of a downtown Loblaws store.
Coombs, 55, of Twyn RiversDr. .in Pickering, died of massiveinternal injuries. Her husband,Ernest, has appeared as Mr.Dressup on CBC-TV for 25 years.Hundreds of people saw the accident. Police are re-interviewingwitnesses, and are hoping morewill.phone investigators."I guess you could say we're
JteSlSd**'Constable JimMetro police are investigatingthe possibility that the driver of
the car may have had a seizurebefore the crash.vPXlve/ !¥** Trochym, 24, ofKennedy Rd., Scarborough, wastaken to St. Michael's Hospital,where he works in the hospital
hJH fu ,re? a seizure at thehospital while he was being treated for his injuries," Staff Sergeant Wally Watts said.
Trochym was listed in criticalcondition, but Farrell said Tro-guSencf SbIe t0 Speak *** Ws
Coombs was leaving the grocery store at Yonge anB Temperance Sts. south of Richmond St.around 4 p.m. when a blackBuick climbed a curb and hit her
in front of hundreds of horrifiedwitnesses.
A male pedestrian who was hitby the car escaped with minorinjuries, police said.A spokesperson at the CBCsaid the Mr. Dressup programwill continue as scheduled.
A family friend who answeredthe door at the Coombs's Pickering home yesterday said the family is not ready to make any public statement.
But Ken Westbrook, a closefriend and neighbor of the familyfor the past 22 years, saidCoombs's husband was "not doing very well."
Coombs opened a day-carecentre, the Butternut School, in
Coombs recently sold the daycare centre in hopes of spendingmore time travelling with herhusband. The couple liked tospend time at their cottage inMaine and on ski trips, Barnessaid.
Westbrook said Coombs's sonChris, 27, flew to Toronto fromhis home m California last night.u,£eJ*iau£hter» Catherine, Vwas at thejhouse with Coombs'stwo granddaughters and twostep-grandsons.HoT,he/Uineral wiU be fteld Mon-rJ atu KPAm- at ^ox Unitedfi&A 2569 Midland Ave. The£ ciyfh,as^sked that donationsbe sent to Centennial College toch ldLnHSCl!?lar?.hip in the Wchildhood education program
Visitation will take place at be-den Funeral Homes, SheppardAve., between 2 and 4 and 7andy p.m. tomorrow.D With files from Kellie Hud-son and Dottle O'Neill.
