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|    Kelly Bert Manning to Mr X    |
|    Re: Dangerous Driving ???    |
|    05 Jul 09 16:28:16    |
      From: bo774@FreeNet.Carleton.CA              Mr X (xxxxx@xxxx.xxx) writes:       > This involves a Car accident, and if anyone, especially Lawyers, who       > monitor this NG would like to give an opinion, or point me to any       > appropriate Case Law, I certainly would appreciate it.       >       > Road conditions at the time were ideal, broad daylight, sunshine and       > dry road surface. I was travelling well above the posted speed limit       > and failed to stop at a stop sign at a 4-way intersection and struck       > another vehicle that was proceeding through the intersection. I had a       > clear, unobstructed view of the intersection and the stop sign, and       > even though I had at least 3 seconds warning of the impending       > accident, I took no preventive action, there were no skid marks from       > my car so I did not even touch my brakes, and injured both occupants       > of the car I hit. I contacted a friend who lived nearby by cellphone       > and he 'dropped everything' and helped me leave the scene of the       > accident. We did not check to see if anyone in the other car required       > immediate first-aid. There were 2 occupants in my car and when the       > police finally caught up with us, we gave conflicting stories as to       > who was actually driving at the time of the accident.       >       > What can I/we be charged with?              Being too stupid to try and lie to courts.              I'll pass your confession along to ICBC, thanks for fessing up.              http://ws.arin.net/whois/?queryinput=99.199.68.135              OrgName: TELUS Communications Inc.       OrgID: TACE       Address: 7 - 3777 Kingsway       City: Burnaby       StateProv: BC       PostalCode: V5H-3Z7       Country: CA              ReferralServer: rwhois://rwhois.telus.net:4321              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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