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C.K. was a youth charged with Dangerous Driving out of the Newmarket courthouse. C.K. had no driver’s license. However, he borrowed his uncle’s vehicle and met with his friend at a parking lot of a community centre. While exiting the parking lot, C.K.’s vehicle collided with his friend’s vehicle and the two crashed into a bystanders’ vehicles. One bystander sustained minor injuries. Police attended and he was charged. C.K. retained Mariya Protsenko of Neuberger & Partners LLP. Mariya Protsenko reviewed the disclosure carefully and then conducted several pre-trials with the Crown Attorney. However, no desirable resolution was reached, and a trial was scheduled. Mariya took the position that based upon the statements provided and eyewitness evidence, it would be difficult for the Crown to establish Dangerous Driving. After having set the trial date down and preparing for trial, the Crown Attorney reached out to Mariya and asked to resume resolution discussions. Mariya was able to negotiate an outcome where the client pled guilty to a highway traffic offence of careless driving and a criminal offence of dangerous driving was withdrawn.
