The Queen v. H.(C.) 2014
Client crashed her car. At the hospital she consented to blood samples being taken from her. Analysis showed that she had more than twice the legal limit of alcohol in her system at the time the accident occurred. After lengthy discussions with the Crown, Mr. van der Walle was able convince the prosecutor to drop the criminal charges and accept a guilty plea to driving without due care and attention. Client kept licence and paid a small fine. No criminal record and no loss of licence.
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