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May 25, 2005
Momentary Negligence not Criminal
A Canadian judge held that a momentary failure to pay attention while driving was not criminal, and thus exonerated a driver who caused an accident with three fatalities. The defendant was not drunk or speeding, but, perhaps because of sunstroke or dozing off momentarily, crossed the center line and impacted a car in the other lane. Story here. [Jack Chin]
May 25, 2005 in Criminal Law, International | Permalink
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