Careless driving trial involving fatal Lethbridge collision adjourned – Lethbridge
Neil Skjodt may have a brand new day in courtroom after his protection was granted an adjournment on Monday.
He’s charged with one depend of careless driving below the Visitors Security Act, associated to a deadly collision involving a pedestrian.
A consultant appearing on behalf of Skjodt’s protection counsel, Greg White, requested the adjournment, saying White is unavailable this week attributable to a household medical emergency.
A letter explaining the emergency was entered as an exhibit however was not learn aloud to the courtroom.
In April 2020, 10-year-old Charles McIntyre was strolling in a car parking zone crosswalk along with his household close to Aquitania Boulevard and Whoop-Up Drive when he was hit by an SUV.
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The boy later died in hospital.
Police stated McIntyre and his household have been utilizing the crosswalk correctly and have been under no circumstances at fault.
Skjodt will not be charged below the Prison Code as a result of police decided there was no criminality concerned within the collision.
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The five-day trial had been set in September and was supposed to start out on Monday. As a substitute, the Crown and protection counsel will return to courtroom on Tuesday to determine a brand new date for the trial to maneuver forward.
