Ontario Highway Traffic Act

Both of you have a defence to the charge. Section 142(1) is an interesting one and is a strict liability offence. You should speak to paralegal to assist you with these cases. I also suggest to read the charging section to see that this charge is very subjective. You can read more about <a href="http://www.ontariohighwaytrafficact.com/topic79.html ...

Based on your story it does not add up to driving with reasonable consideration to others using the highway. You have a mountain to climb. I would not be so sure that it is an easy case. At the end of the day you had other alternatives, especially, after you had an opportunity to observe unusual driving before the collision.

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Your next appearance is going to be a Set Date court. On that appearance you should be given disclsoure in court (otherwise you would have to request it afterwords) and be able to set a date for your trial. I suggest you DO NOT set a date for your trial but ask for several weeks adjournment(additional time) so you could discuss your disclosure ...

In this case you were already found guilty and your licence is suspended for 6 month. The only way to proceed to the next step is to file an appeal. You have only 30 days to do so from the date of the conviction. If you outside of the 30 days then you have to file a motion to extend time to file an appeal.

Appeals are totally different from trial ...

Before you choose to plead guilty or talk to a prosecutor I suggest to consult with a professionals. You should deffinitely order disclosure and ensure that there is sufficient evidence against you.

Congrats on your win.

FYI.- set fine for your offence was wrong. It should have been $260 and total payable #325. Your ticket was wrong to begin with. Set fine for this offence was changed effective 01 January 2010.

You can find more information on <a href="http://www.trafficlawparalegal.com/red_light_tickets.aspx">Red Light Tickets</a> here.

The question is did you drive according to the road/weather conditions? Rearend collisions in itself do not constitute Careless Driving.
The term "due care" has to be looked at here. Attempt to explain to your self as to why this collision occurred (besides wet road and poor driving conditions). If your answer goes along with what any other ...

R. v. Ereddia, 2006 ONCJ 303, at Paragraph 6 wrote:
Careless driving, generally speaking, requires proof of a departure from the standard of care that a reasonably prudent driver would have exercised in the circumstances, and normally involves, I would think, conduct that includes other less serious Highway Traffic Act infractions.


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By the way, PM me if you want to know the specific location, offense, or the officer's name.

Let me guess......Toronto.....Downtown......Lakeshore and Young (or really close to it)....officer....5142.....starts with S......s.

Most unrepresented defendant attempt to fight their traffic tickets without full understanding on what steps need to be ...

I have to disagree with the comment that Follow too closely is an included offence for Careless Driving. That is simply INCORRECT.

The test for an included offence is:

...one must necessarily commit the offence of ....... before the offence of ...........could be made out.

Follow too closely tickets are very difficult to prove. I agree with Chris, competent paralegal should be able to assist you in this matter.

T - 120 km/hr L- 120 km/hr
P- 83 km/hr
CHAT
CWVO

T= Targeted
L= Locked
P=Patrol Speed

"M" and a cross is a way for the officer to note down that there was one person in the vehicle being male in the driver's seat.

Go to court and file a Notice of Intention to appear. The clerk will stamp your ticket and either issue a notice of trial on the spot or advise you that it will be mailed to you.

Good luck.

If you get convicted of the Careless Driving charge most insurance companies will place you in a high risk category that will cost you thousands of dollars increase in insurance premium.

Your statement will play a major role in this prosecution. However, there are defences available. You should consult with legal representative to increase your ...