The accused was charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death after his truck collided with a snowmobile driven by his cousin on a rural road.
The Crown alleged the accused and the deceased were engaged in a race.
The court found that the accused was driving below the speed limit, had abandoned any thought of a race due to poor traction, and took immediate evasive action when he unexpectedly encountered the deceased stopped in the middle of the road.
The court concluded the Crown failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused's driving was objectively dangerous or a marked departure from the standard of a reasonably prudent driver.
The accused was acquitted.
