The appellant was acquitted of dangerous driving causing bodily harm at trial but convicted of the included offence of dangerous driving.
The Quebec Court of Appeal set aside the acquittal and entered a conviction for dangerous driving causing bodily harm, finding the trial judge had applied an erroneous legal standard for causation.
The Supreme Court of Canada affirmed the Court of Appeal's judgment, holding that the trial judge erred in law in analyzing causation and that the accused's dangerous driving significantly contributed to the bodily harm suffered by the victim.
