The defendant, Jefferson Dance, was charged with dangerous driving causing death and impaired driving causing death following a high-speed rear-end collision in Wasaga Beach that killed the other driver.
The Crown presented evidence that the defendant was driving a Tesla Model Y at speeds up to 196 km/h in a 50 km/h zone with a blood-alcohol concentration nearly four times the legal limit.
The defense argued that the collision was caused by an intervening mechanical defect in the Tesla causing sudden unintended acceleration, but failed to introduce admissible evidence to support this theory.
The court rejected the defense's arguments, finding that the defendant's extreme speed and high level of intoxication constituted a marked departure from the standard of care of a reasonable person.
Ultimately, the court found the defendant guilty of dangerous driving causing death.
