Careless Driving Causing Death or Injury
About This Charge
Section 130(3) of the Highway Traffic Act applies when careless driving results in bodily harm or death, and the penalties reflect it: fines from $2,000 up to $50,000, six demerit points, and a possible licence suspension of up to five years. The underlying question is the same one asked in any careless driving case — did the driver depart from the standard of a reasonably careful driver — but here the outcome, not just the conduct, drives the sentence. That makes the evidence around what actually happened, and why, especially important. R.S. Walia reviews these files closely, because the gap between an unfortunate accident and a careless driving finding is often narrower than it first appears.
Potential Consequences
- Fines of $2,000 to $50,000
- 6 demerit points on conviction
- Possible licence suspension of up to 5 years
- Treated far more seriously than standard careless driving
Why Representation Matters
A traffic charge is not proven simply because it was laid. The prosecution has to satisfy a number of technical requirements — accurate officer notes, properly calibrated equipment, a stop conducted the way the law requires. Where one of those is missing or flawed, a charge can be reduced or dropped. Mr. Walia goes through the disclosure on every file precisely to find that ground before the case is ever called.
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Before you decide how to handle this charge, let Mr. Walia look at it. He will lay out the realistic outcomes and tell you exactly what he can do — and you owe nothing for the asking.