The morning of July 2nd, Jason was driving southbound on Bronson Avenue at high rates of speed. Near the intersection with Sunnyside Avenue, he crossed from his lane into the adjacent lane occupied by a motorcycle. A collision occurred, the driver of the motorcycle was ejected from the vehicle, and Jason subsequently ran over that driver while decelerating. The driver suffered severe trauma and was taken to hospital. Two independent witnesses informed police of observations that one of the two vehicles involved was racing and proceeded through multiple red lights prior to the collision. Jason awaited police arrival and to ensure the motorcyclist was ok. He provided an inculpatory statement to police. As a result of the investigation, Jason was charged with careless driving causing bodily harm and operating a motor vehicle in a race.
Result: After extensive meetings and pretrials and a long period waiting for complete disclosure, the client elected to plead guilty to careless driving causing bodily harm. He completed a remedial driving course and had otherwise fantastic prospects as an employed, recently separated father. He lived in Quebec but worked in Ontario, so the licence suspension only applied when in Ontario. He received a $3,000 fine and 6 month driving suspension.
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