The defendant was charged with speeding under the Provincial Offences Act after a collision resulted in a pedestrian's death.
The trial focused on the reliability of expert accident reconstruction evidence (Searle method) to determine speed, the necessity of corroborating such evidence, and whether the specific alleged speed (76km/hr) needed to be proven.
The court found the expert evidence reliable without corroboration and determined that the specific speed was not an essential element of the offence, serving as surplusage.
The defendant was found guilty of speeding at 75km/hr in a 60km/hr zone.
