Failing to Report an Accident
About This Charge
Section 199 of the Highway Traffic Act requires drivers involved in a collision that causes personal injury or more than $5,000 in total damage to promptly report it to police, apart from certain minor incidents. A conviction brings a fine of $60 to $1,000 and three demerit points. Because the charge depends on what a driver knew — about injuries, about the extent of damage, about whether they were involved at all — those questions are usually where a defence is built. R.S. Walia reviews what a client actually knew and when, rather than assuming the reporting duty applied automatically.
Potential Consequences
- Fine of $60 to $1,000
- 3 demerit points on conviction
- Applies where injury or damage exceeds $5,000
- Depends on the driver's knowledge of the accident's severity
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.
Licensed paralegals are fully entitled to act for drivers in Provincial Offences Act matters. It means you can have an experienced advocate in your corner without paying what a lawyer would cost.
Talk It Over, Free of Charge
Describe what you are facing and Mr. Walia will give you a clear, honest read on your options. There is no fee for the conversation and no obligation afterward.
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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.