Moments before the crash that took his life, Daniel Dolmer lost his footing
in the middle of the intersection and had to run back to grab his rolling
longboard.
Elizabeth Anton said she was a passenger in a car stopped at the light on Charlton Avenue, waiting to turn south onto James Street South Saturday. She said Dolmer smiled and winked at her and her father — who was driving the car — as thanks for letting him pass, despite the fact that his light had turned red.
Anton said out of nowhere another car came up beside them and drove straight through the intersection, striking Dolmer.
“I ran to the hospital across the road … I called 911,” she said.
Dolmer, 20, later died in hospital.
Anton passed the scene Monday and found Dolmer’s family there. Feeling nervous, she and a friend parked their car and went over to talk to the family.
“I wanted them to know what really happened, I wanted them to know I was sorry (for their loss),” she said.
The family thanked her for calling 911 and talked about how Dolmer “was a strong boy,” Anton said.
A memorial of flowers, ribbons and handwritten messages is growing daily at the scene.
The Spectator has not been able to reach the Dolmer family for comment.
Hamilton police continue to investigate.
noreilly@thespec.com
905-526-3199
Collision A car with a shattered windshield remained on scene at James Street and Charlton Avenue Saturday evening as police investigated a collision that killed a young skateboarder.
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Elizabeth Anton said she was a passenger in a car stopped at the light on Charlton Avenue, waiting to turn south onto James Street South Saturday. She said Dolmer smiled and winked at her and her father — who was driving the car — as thanks for letting him pass, despite the fact that his light had turned red.
Anton said out of nowhere another car came up beside them and drove straight through the intersection, striking Dolmer.
“I ran to the hospital across the road … I called 911,” she said.
Dolmer, 20, later died in hospital.
Anton passed the scene Monday and found Dolmer’s family there. Feeling nervous, she and a friend parked their car and went over to talk to the family.
“I wanted them to know what really happened, I wanted them to know I was sorry (for their loss),” she said.
The family thanked her for calling 911 and talked about how Dolmer “was a strong boy,” Anton said.
A memorial of flowers, ribbons and handwritten messages is growing daily at the scene.
The Spectator has not been able to reach the Dolmer family for comment.
Hamilton police continue to investigate.
noreilly@thespec.com
905-526-3199
Collision A car with a shattered windshield remained on scene at James Street and Charlton Avenue Saturday evening as police investigated a collision that killed a young skateboarder.
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