Collisions

We often think of the physical damage caused by collisions but what about the mental harm? The case of Marcena v Thomson involves a court action for the psychological injuries suffered by a husband who watched his wife being injured in a crash as they crossed the road together and were struck by a motorcycle.

In British Columbia we are required to drive on the right hand half of the roadway. This rule applies even when we are the only driver on the road at the time. When we fail to keep right crashes like this head on collision in Richmond are the result.

If you are the victim of a hit & run collision, one of your duties is to make reasonable efforts to identify the driver that hit you. Failing to do this may allow ICBC to refuse your claim. Paul examines Mr. Ghuman's actions after the crash and ICBC's position on what he should have done in the context of the Supreme Court decision.

This case involves a cyclist, Javad Behragam, and a pickup truck driver, Peter Paviglianiti. The two collided in a traffic circle at West 10th Avenue and Birch Street in Vancouver. The trial was held to determine who was liable for the collision, the cyclist or the driver.

This case resolves liability for a collision between a car driven by Johnberlyn Uy and a tractor-trailer combination driven by Daljit Singh Dhillon on the Coquihalla Highway just west of the Zopkios brake check. The collision occurred in the early morning hours of January 31, 2014 following a winter storm. At that time the road conditions were relatively good, consisting of a light coat of a mixture of compact snow and sand.

In the early evening of May 26, 2018 a person in a motorized wheelchair tried to cross the railroad tracks at Broadway Street in Chilliwack. During the crossing the rear caster wheels of the wheelchair dropped down into the flangeway (slot alongside the inside of the rail that allows the wheel flanges to pass the pavement), trapping the chair.

The rain is pounding down outside this morning as I sit looking out my living room window with tablet and coffee in hand. I think I'm fortunate to be retired because I am no longer on the highway investigating collisions in this weather. Of course, Murphy was listening...

Putting human life at risk to save an animal on the road is negligent. Paul Hergott discusses two cases where drivers attempted to do this and serious collisions were the result. There are also links to the case law involved in these stories.

On the 14th of November, 2015 at about 9:00 am, Ken Chung was operating an Audi northbound on Oak Street approaching West 41st Avenue in Vancouver. Evidence suggested that his speed was about 140 km/h in the 50 km/h zone.

Alexander Zacher was walking to work early on the morning of October 31, 2014 in Tsawwassen. He followed the walk signal on 12th Avenue at the intersection of 52nd Street using the marked crosswalk. When he was about two-thirds of the way across he was struck by a left turning vehicle driven by Glenn Prescesky and suffered serious injuries.