The accused was charged with dangerous driving, failing to stop for police, assaulting a police officer, and resisting a police officer's lawful directions following a traffic stop that escalated into a dramatic encounter.
The central issue was the identity of the driver.
The Crown relied on photo identification by the officer who conducted the traffic stop.
The defence raised a late alibi that the accused was elsewhere at the time of the incident.
The court found the Crown had proven identity beyond a reasonable doubt based on the officer's reliable roadside identification process and rejected the untimely alibi evidence.
The accused was convicted of dangerous driving, assault on a police officer, and resisting police directions, but acquitted of failing to stop for police as the Crown failed to prove pursuit.
