Family sues city after father killed by man who fell from Toronto’s Leaside Bridge
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Bridge barriers to deter suicides focus of proposed state legislation
Editor’s note: This article contains information about suicide. If you need assistance, see the phone numbers at the end of the article. State legislation currently under consideration seeks to prevent suicides on New York’s bridges by mandating barriers to deter jumpers by making jumping from the spans nearly impossible. The legislation’s unfunded mandate would take effect one year after it becomes law. The state Bridge Authority is solely fund…
Family of victim killed after man fell from Toronto's Leaside Bridge sues city over lack of suicide barriers
Harold Lusthouse died last year after being crushed by a man who fell from the bridge onto his car on the Don Valley Parkway. The family accuses the city of negligence for failing to install suicide barriers, saying it should have known the risks


Family sues city over lack of suicide barriers on Leaside Bridge after dad killed by falling man
Four days short of his 77th birthday, Harold Lusthouse was killed on Toronto’s Don Valley Parkway when his car was hit by a man falling from the Leaside Bridge above.
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