Tripping and falling into a parked vehicle constitutes an 'accident' under the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule.
The applicant tripped and fell headfirst into a parked vehicle while running down a street, sustaining catastrophic injuries.
The respondent denied statutory accident benefits, arguing the incident was not an 'accident' under the Schedule.
The Tribunal found that the applicant did make contact with the parked vehicle, that parking is an ordinary use of a vehicle satisfying the purpose test, and that the impact with the vehicle directly caused the injuries, satisfying the causation test.
The Tribunal concluded the applicant was involved in an 'accident' as defined in the Schedule.
OLATOntario Licence Appeal TribunalJun 16, 2017
