Background
The accused, Mr. Hundal, was driving an overloaded dump truck above the speed limit through downtown Vancouver. When Mr. Hundal entered an intersection on a red light he collided with a car that had also just entered the intersection on a green light, killing the driver.
The accused claimed that he entered the intersection on a yellow and did not have time to stop. However the trial judge rejected this based on the evidence of several eye-witnesses. Mr. Hundal was convicted of dangerous driving causing death under s.249(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada. His appeal to the British Columbia Court of Appeal was dismissed.
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