CITATION: R. v. Mukhi, 2021 ONCJ 570
DATE: September 23, 2021
Information No. 001289
ONTARIO COURT OF JUSTICE
(at Brampton, Ontario)
B E T W E E N:
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
- and -
SUNNY MUKHI and ROMAN MARCHYSHYN
Reasons for Judgment
Ms. K. Beaudoin and Mr. J. Nicol, for the Crown
Mr. H. Black, Q.C., for Sunny Mukhi
Mr. J. Markson and Ms. K. Robertson for Roman Marchyshyn
NADEL, J.:
What Happened
[1] Shortly before 2:30 a.m., on Saturday, September 15, 2018, Conan Hamdani, [Hamdani], while intoxicated,[^1] ran the red light for southbound traffic on Financial Drive at its intersection with Steeles Avenue in Brampton. Fortunately, he did not T-bone Peel Regional Police Officer Sunny Mukhi, [Mukhi], who was entering the intersection, eastbound on Steeles, in a fully marked police sedan. Mukhi entered the intersection on a green light as Hamdani ran his red. Mukhi was able to brake and avoid being struck by Hamdani, who was driving a Land Rover SUV.
[2] Mukhi pursued Hamdani first by car and then on foot. During the vehicle pursuit, Hamdani drove into oncoming traffic lanes to avoid being stopped. Mukhi, despite reaching speeds of 120 kilometres per hour, was unable to