SENTENCING - Failing to stop or remain at accident scene - Imprisonment - Forfeiture

Law360 Canada (June 15, 2023, 9:22 AM EDT) -- Motion by Crown for leave to appeal, and to appeal, sentence of six months' incarceration on conviction for failing to stop at the scene of an accident. The Crown also appealed from the trial judge's refusal to order forfeiture of the accused's truck. The deceased and his girlfriend were driving on a highway late at night when their vehicle rolled into the ditch. The deceased climbed onto the highway to flag down assistance. As soon as he did, he was hit by a passing truck and killed....