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This case assigns liability for an intersection collision. A member of the RCMP was responding to a rollover collision with injuries when he proceeded through a red light at low speed and collided with a car driven by a deaf person who passed by other traffic that was stopped to allow the police vehicle to clear the intersection.

As you would expect, the judgment looks at negligence on the part of the police officer. What is also interesting is the description of the duty of care that a deaf person has in relation to entering the intersection when they cannot hear sirens.

Link:

Reasons for Judgment - Blackburn v HMQ, RCMP and Leyh