The defendant was charged with speeding at 135 kilometres per hour in a 100 kilometres per hour zone on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Hamilton on May 22, 2016.
The prosecution relied on lidar speed measurement evidence from a trained officer.
The defendant testified that he was traveling at approximately 90 kilometres per hour based on his constant observation of his speedometer, having limited his speed due to vehicle damage from a deer collision earlier that morning.
The court found that while the prosecution's evidence was prima facie reliable, the defendant's exculpatory evidence, when considered in the context of the totality of evidence and identified frailties in the prosecution case, raised a reasonable doubt as to guilt.
The defendant was acquitted.
