Sheine Mankovsky

The defendant was charged with careless driving contrary to Section 130 of the Highway Traffic Act.

The incident occurred on December 16, 2014, when the defendant's vehicle, turning left onto Mill Road from Bloor Street, was struck in the rear by the complainant's vehicle traveling eastbound on Bloor Street.

The defendant claimed he took all reasonable care and did not see the complainant's vehicle until the moment of collision.

The court found the defendant guilty, determining that he failed to ensure the intersection was clear before making the left turn and did not meet his onus to establish due diligence as a defence to the strict liability offence.

The defendant was charged with contravening Section 154(1)(c) of the Highway Traffic Act for failing to obey a traffic sign designating a right turn lane.

A police constable testified that she observed the defendant's vehicle travelling eastbound in the designated right turn lane at St. Clair Avenue West and Keele Street, but instead of turning right, the vehicle continued straight through the intersection.

The defendant testified that he was travelling northbound on Keele Street and turned right onto St. Clair, contradicting the officer's account.

The court found the defendant guilty, accepting the officer's credible testimony and rejecting the defendant's contradictory statements.

The defendant was charged with three Highway Traffic Act offences: driving under a licence of another jurisdiction while suspended in Ontario (s. 36), driving while under suspended licence (s. 53(1)), and improper number plate light (s. 62(19)).

The prosecution established that the defendant's Ontario driver's licence had been suspended since March 17, 1994 for unpaid fines, and that he was operating a vehicle with an Alberta licence plate and defective rear licence plate light on August 10, 2010.

The defendant claimed no knowledge of the suspension and maintained he had obtained an Alberta licence in good faith.

The court found the defendant's testimony not credible and contradicted by prosecution evidence, including testimony from an officer who personally served the suspension notice in 1994.

The defendant was found guilty of all three offences.