The applicant sought certiorari to quash his committal to stand trial for manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death.
The applicant struck a pedestrian with his vehicle and fled the scene, leaving the victim helpless on the ground.
Shortly after, a reversing tractor-trailer ran over the victim, causing his death.
The applicant argued the preliminary inquiry judge erred in applying the test for causation, asserting the tractor-trailer was an intervening act.
The Superior Court dismissed the application, finding that the applicant's failure to remain was inherently dangerous and carried a reasonably foreseeable risk of immediate and substantial harm, establishing a legal basis for causation.
