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Stalled vehicle on a highway with no lights on creates hazard, driver liable
In the recent case of Godbout v. Notter, 2018 BCSC 1043, the court found the driver of a stalled vehicle on a highway with no lights on was negligent. The injured plaintiff was the operator of a long-haul tractor trailer. He brought an action for damages because of a horrific car accident involving a salled vehicle on a highway with no lights on. The accident occurred on the westbound lanes of Highway 1, east of Chilliwack, BC on April 26, 2013. The accident involved the plaintiff's tractor-trailer and much smaller stalled vehicle, a black Kia (the “Kia”). The Kia was...
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