A photograph uploaded by Vancouver police showing a driver apparently using two electronic devices behind the wheel is making headlines around the world. The reason? While the driver was being a bit absurd by tying the devices with what appears to be string to his steering wheel, the driver didn’t actually break BC’s distracted driving […]
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Social media users in Vancouver are up in arms over a Twitter video showing five consecutive vehicles disobeying a stop sign in a school zone on the city’s West Side. Vancouver lawyer Paul Doroshenko captured the footage at the intersection of West 27th Avenue and Crown Street and posted it Thursday evening. Only the last
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The B.C. government’s latest crackdown on distracted driving should be good news for Kyla Lee, a Vancouver defence lawyer who specializes in fighting traffic tickets in court. That’s because every time the government’s hammer comes down, the calls to her law office go up. It’s happened every time the people in charge have ramped up
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Family members of a cyclist who was killed in Richmond last year are outraged after learning the driver who allegedly ran him down won’t face serious charges. “I was very confident that he would be criminally charged,” said Lianne Dean, whose son was one of six cyclists who were struck head-on while riding on River
The family and friends of a man killed in a Vancouver hit-and-run last year are still waiting for someone to be held accountable. Ryan Barron was struck by a car while skateboarding along Heather Street in the early morning hours of April 17, 2016. The 30-year-old was rushed to hospital where he succumbed to his
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The federal government released a draft of its planned legal limits for drivers under the influence of drugs, but criminal lawyer Kyla Lee has doubts about how well the legislation will hold up against constitutional challenges. “I don’t think this law as it’s currently drafted is going to look anything like what it looks like
The federal government has released a draft of its planned drug concentration levels but admits the new rules provide no guidance on how much marijuana it would take to push a driver over the legal limit. “It should be noted that THC is a more complex molecule than alcohol and the science is unable to
The B.C. government is considering imposing stricter penalties on distracted drivers as collisions across the province continue to surge. — Criminal defence lawyer Paul Doroshenko says increased fines, however, don’t necessarily deter people from breaking the law. “The whole idea here is to deter people — we just don’t want people to pick up their
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Almost a year after appearing in a racially-charged video and being criminally charged, a man has pleaded guilty to assault. Karry Corbett was captured on camera by an Abbotsford lawyer last October after getting into an argument with a parking enforcement officer. Lawyer Ravi Duhra said he began filming when he became concerned about Cobertt’s
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With just over nine months to prepare for the impending legalization of marijuana across Canada, politicians and law enforcement still have concerns about proposed legislation, especially regarding impaired driving. The federal government tabled two pieces of marijuana legislation in April; one to regulate recreational use, sales and cultivation, the second to address impaired driving. But
When you grab that burger and fries, the drive-through attendant may be giving you the once-over to check if you’re drunk or high. Those keeping an eye on the law here are watching a pilot project in Ontario where police are training drive-through workers to report impaired drivers. Paul Doroshenko, a Vancouver criminal lawyer, says
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Provincial government documents that fell into the hands of Vancouver lawyers putatively revealing the inner workings of the controversial Immediate Roadside Prohibition tribunal will remain secret. The B.C. Court of Appeal said the 19 pages — primarily unvetted email exchanges between a Ministry of Justice lawyer and RoadSafetyBC staff, in part instructing adjudicators how to
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