The defendant was charged with four offences: failing to stop at a red light, failing to comply with a police officer's direction, driving while holding a hand-held communication device, and failing to surrender an insurance card.
The court found the defendant guilty of three charges (red light, failing to comply with officer's direction, and failing to surrender insurance card) and not guilty of the hand-held communication device charge.
The court applied the three-category framework for offences from Sault Ste.
Marie, classifying the red light and insurance card charges as absolute liability offences and the remaining charges as strict liability offences.