The accused chased a stolen vehicle at high speeds and struck and killed a police officer who had stepped onto the highway to deploy a spike belt.
The accused was acquitted of criminal negligence causing death but convicted of the included offence of dangerous driving.
The Crown appealed the acquittal, arguing the defence closing address was unfair and the jury instructions on causation were misleading.
The accused appealed the conviction, arguing the trial judge improperly interrupted the defence closing and erred by instructing the jury to consider his driving throughout the entire chase rather than just at the point of impact.
The Court of Appeal dismissed both appeals, finding the trial judge's caution to the jury adequately addressed the defence closing, the causation instructions were proper, and the dangerous driving charge correctly encompassed the continuous transaction of the chase.
