The defendant, Anthony Botelho, was charged with dangerous driving while street racing causing death.
The Crown alleged that Botelho's driving constituted a marked departure from the standard of care and caused the victim's death.
The defence argued that the driving did not rise to the level of dangerous driving.
The court found that the Crown failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Botelho was operating a vehicle in a race or that his driving was dangerous and caused the victim's death.
The court highlighted issues with witness reliability, the inadmissibility of certain expert testimony, and the unreliability of video-based speed calculations, noting a significant evidentiary gap due to the police's failure to retrieve Event Data Recorder (EDR) information.
Botelho was acquitted.
