Commercial driver's licence downgrade confirmed following unexplained syncopal episode pending 12-month symptom-free period.
The appellant, a commercial truck driver, appealed the Minister of Transportation's decision to downgrade his Class D licence to a Class G licence following an unexplained syncopal episode.
The appellant fell while exiting his truck and was found to have a small subarachnoid hemorrhage and premature ventricular contractions, though no definitive medical cause for the syncope was identified.
The Licence Appeal Tribunal confirmed the Minister's decision, finding that the unexplained syncope posed an unacceptable risk to public safety and requiring the appellant to remain syncope-free for 12 months before commercial licence reinstatement.
OLATOntario Licence Appeal TribunalSep 5, 2018
