The appellant appealed her conviction for careless driving under section 130 of the Highway Traffic Act.
The conviction was entered in her absence after she failed to appear for trial on February 3, 2013.
The appellant challenged the Certificate of Offence on the ground that it was deficient in failing to specify the municipality where the offence occurred, stating only "Wyecroft Rd., E. of Burloak Drive." The court held that under section 9.1 of the Provincial Offences Act, a certificate must be complete and regular on its face for a conviction to be entered in the defendant's absence.
The omission of the municipality constituted a fatal defect, and the conviction was quashed.
