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Here's a local example from Waterloo Region— Feb 2017, cyclist killed by motorist exiting the highway: https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/cyclist-dies-after-being-hi
by mikepurvis 7y ago
Here's a local example from Waterloo Region— Feb 2017, cyclist killed by motorist exiting the highway:
https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/cyclist-dies-after-being-hit-from-behind-by-car-1.3267698 https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/cyclist-dies-after-being-hit-fr...
A year later, all charges dropped on account of an apparently burned out streetlamp. The lawyer called it "happenchance":
https://www.therecord.com/news-story/8354441-charges-dropped-in-crash-that-killed-waterloo-cyclist/ https://www.therecord.com/news-story/8354441-charges-dropped...
- thisisnico 7y agoI'm surprised the city of kitchener did not get sued for the lack of maintenance on the streetlamp.
- mikepurvis 7y agoThat assumes that any of this was really about the streetlamp though. Note that the person riding a bicycle was also guilty of the crime of "wearing dark clothing".