News: Bill proposing increase in careless driving fines to be tabled soon in Ontario

Bill proposing increase in careless driving fines to be tabled soon in Ontario

A bill proposing a minimum $2,000 fine, under Ontario’s Highway Traffic Act, for careless driving causing death or bodily harm, will be re-introduced in the legislature, a Hamilton-area MPP said Thursday.

Bill 213, An Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act with respect to careless driving causing death or bodily harm, was originally tabled June 7 at Queen’s Park.

It “aims to recognize and provide a tool for collisions that result in serious injury or death by creating a separate offence of careless driving causing death or bodily harm,” said Eleanor McMahon, Liberal MPP for Burlington, on June 9 during second reading. “Bill 213, if passed, would increase penalties under this new category, making a clear distinction between careless driving and careless driving causing death or bodily harm. It will also give police officers more time to conduct an investigation, and collision reconstructionists the time they need to do these often painstaking investigations.”

March 30, 2017   by Canadian Underwriter. Continue Reading here.