Hi, Scenario - A friend of mine was killed recently by a suspected drunk driver. The charges brought upon this individual were as follows: Criminal negligence causing death, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death, and breach of undertaking and driving with a suspended licence. My question to users of this forum/moderator etc would be as to whether the insurance company of the charged driver is still liable to pay damages to the deceased friends family should a lawsuit be launched against the person that committed this crime?
Hi,
Scenario - A friend of mine was killed recently by a suspected drunk driver. The charges brought upon this individual were as follows:
Criminal negligence causing death, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death, and breach of undertaking and driving with a suspended licence.
My question to users of this forum/moderator etc would be as to whether the insurance company of the charged driver is still liable to pay damages to the deceased friends family should a lawsuit be launched against the person that committed this crime?
Even if they're not, I'm pretty sure that every motor vehicle insurance policy (even if it's liability-only) has a provision for covering the damages caused by an uninsured/underinsured motorist. A few bucks of every insurance policy should go into that fund. Here's a more relevant read on it.. http://www.fsco.gov.on.ca/English/insur ... torist.asp Basically, your friend is covered up to $200,000, but will have to go to court to get it. On a good note, the $200,000 goes above and beyond legal costs, so there will be no shortage of competent ambulance-chasers to handle the case.
Even if they're not, I'm pretty sure that every motor vehicle insurance policy (even if it's liability-only) has a provision for covering the damages caused by an uninsured/underinsured motorist. A few bucks of every insurance policy should go into that fund.
Basically, your friend is covered up to $200,000, but will have to go to court to get it. On a good note, the $200,000 goes above and beyond legal costs, so there will be no shortage of competent ambulance-chasers to handle the case.
What kind of a man would put a known criminal in charge of a major branch of government? Apart from, say, the average voter.
This is truly a tragic scenario. I would first ask the family of the deceased if they have received any mail from the insurance company of the driver. They should. In any case, you will likely be filing against the insurance provider of the driver instead of the actual driver.
This is truly a tragic scenario.
I would first ask the family of the deceased if they have received any mail from the insurance company of the driver. They should. In any case, you will likely be filing against the insurance provider of the driver instead of the actual driver.
"The more laws, the less justice" - Marcus Tullius Cicero
"The hardest thing to explain is the obvious"
Hi everyone. I'm asking for a friend who has a question of interpretation.
He was ticketed for using a hand-held device. He contends that he was acting within the exemption provided under Subsection 14 (1) of O. Reg. 366/09, which reads as follows (emphasis added):
Hey guys i just wanted to know what speeds you see others do on the roads on a regular basis. As we all know no body drives 100 km. It seems they only hit that speed twice once on the way up and once on the way down.
it seems the De Facto limit on the 401 is about 120-130. But lately i dont know if…
On June 10, 2017, I was pulled over by an OPP on the 403 heading WB and told I registered 136km/hr. I kept chit chat to a minimum and took my ticket and went on with my day. I later requested my disclosure and did not receive it until a week before my Oct. 27 court date, and so I had my date…
Anyone know any more information? Apparently kathleen wynne mentioned trying to introduce legislation after more than 20 years of no speed cameras. My guess is that it wont happen, since they've tried before many times to bring it back after it was abolished.
The other day I was given a ticket for speeding 119 in a 90, on highway 17 near Marathon, ON (Speeding ticket capital of the universe, BTW). The officer claims to have "clocked" me using the vehicle mounted radar at 121 KMH and dropped it (presumably to lower fine and demerits).
I posted this in the 3 Demerit Section and haven't received any
responses.
I received a failure to stop at an amber light ticket on April 17, 2009. At my First Attendance Meeting I asked to read the police officer's notes and remember thinking how ridiculous they were and the difficulty…
I was on the right side of the road going straight when a pedestrian waved down the taxi driver in the lane next to me. He pulled over to the right without any notice or signalling and hit me with the side of his car.
There were many witnesses but I immediately had a concussion and did not think of…
My mother was driving EB on a 4 lane street (2 lanes EB, 2 lanes WB).
She was in the left hand lane and started a left hand turn so as to enter a side street, crossing WB traffic. There was NO intersection. She hit a cyclist who was heading WB. Police where called but none showed up. My…
If the speed limit is 50, and you do 100+, not only do you get 6 points. Your car gets impounded for a week, and your license suspended for 7 days, along with a hefty fine of at least $2000. The penalty is actually the same as for racing. The law came in effect on October 1, 2007. Remember -…
I was driving westbound on Hwy. 8 earlier this month in North Dumfries Township, approaching the Cambridge city limits. The weather was clear and the roads were dry. I noticed a vehicle on the shoulder on my side of the road, pointing towards me. This didn't concern me right away, as it is a rural…
