'He could've possibly died': Well-known fixture of the Sault's downtown is recovering in hospital, unscathed, after being struck by a vehicle on Wednesday night
A member of the Sault’s homeless community who has endeared himself to the public is very much alive and on the road to recovery after being struck by a vehicle in Steelton earlier this week.
Carl's mom doesn’t know much about what actually transpired on the night of the collision. An eyewitness who made the 911 call declined to speak with SooToday Thursday. Police say the investigation into the incident is ongoing. “It started to get worse and worse, needing more and more and stronger stuff,” said his sister, Vanessa Landry. “He was ending up in the hospital with drug-induced psychosis, and it happened several times. We couldn’t help him — in White River, there was just no services, no nothing, to help people in that situation.”
“Now that’s his life,” his mom said. “We’ve tried to help him, we’ve tried to get him cleaned up and come back to reality, and hopefully go back to school and do something positive with his life. But he’s too far gone — the addiction is just stronger than his will to get better.” One of Carl’s good friends, Angie DeSimon, remembers that period in his life vividly from her time operating the Compassion Hub, a now-defunct drop-in centre for people living with mental health and addiction issues that Carl would pay visits to daily.
Carl is a well-known fixture of the Sault’s downtown core, and can often be found in good spirits and dancing on street corners. “I see police stopping and giving him doughnuts and food, the whole community dresses him. This community takes care of Carl,” said DeSimon. “Carl is ours, you know what I mean? I don’t think that will ever change.”
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