Man, 83, struck and killed by vehicle while walking dog on Hamilton Mountain

An 83-year-old man was struck and killed while walking his dog on Upper Ottawa Street in Hamilton Thursday morning.

Hamilton police say the collision happened shortly before 10 a.m. in the area of Upper Ottawa Street and Anson Avenue.

Officers say the man from Hamilton was walking his dog westbound in the crosswalk, when he was hit by a red, four-door sedan that was going northbound.

“We got the call this morning at 10 to 10 a.m., it was a pedestrian struck — single vehicle, driver remained on scene,” said Const. Adam Kimber with Hamilton police.

The man was transported to hospital, but later succumbed to his injuries.

Police say that the dog was not injured and is okay.

The driver involved in the collision remained at the scene and is said to be cooperating with authorities.

Authorities and police forensics are at the scene for the investigation.

Kimber says it’s too early to say what the cause of the collision is.

Officers reopened the road just before 3 p.m. after closing the road for several hours.

“In the last 12 hours we’ve had three pedestrians stuck. One in the east end, one in the central [area of Hamilton] and now one on the Mountain, and we’ve had three fatalities in the last seven days,” Kimber said.

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“We need to wake up here. And we need to, as a community, come together and we need to slow down and put our phones down and focus on the task at hand — and that’s driving safely and getting home to your family.”

Kimber added that traffic safety is a “365-day endeavour” for the Hamilton Police Service and that they are open to conversations with the community about how to make the city’s roads safer.

“I can’t stress enough — people need to slow down, they need to put their phone down and they need to focus on what they’re doing. Period,” Kimber said.

Tom Jackson, the Hamilton City Councillor for Ward 6, says he was heartbroken to hear the news.

“This is such a sad, sad day for our community, a city first and foremost,” said Jackson. “This is such a tragedy for the 83-year-old that has passed walking his dog.”

Jackson says the area and the city needs more measures to protect pedestrians and drivers.

He says plans are in the works for a pedestrian signal at the intersection.

“I just checked with transportation planning staff today, and they said that is on their list and still up for review. And of course, I was strongly supportive of it — just waiting for the technicians to offer their final opinion,” said Jackson.

No charges have been laid just yet as this incident is still under investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police.

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