directive in August to address what it said was a backlog of cases piling up in the courts due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
It would allow prosecutors to settle for a guilty plea to a lesser charge of careless driving, an offence under the Highway Safety Act, instead of pursuing a criminal conviction.Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Canada said it’s opposed to plea bargains, but is supporting the new directive because they are concerned that the courts could dismiss thousands of impaired driving cases if COVID-19 restrictions trigger unreasonable delays in trials. ‘100% preventable’: B.C.
police launch CounterAttack against impaired holiday drivers The ministry said that there were already about 6,000 impaired driving cases.