Man acquitted of dangerous driving in crash that killed toddler will not face new trial

The trial court heard the light at Hornby Street had already been red for approximately 20 seconds when Moshfeghi Zadeh drove through the intersection at 47 km/h without touching his brakes until after he was broadsided by the sports car, which had a green light.

The judge in the case determined that Moshfeghi Zadeh was inattentive and that his manner of driving was dangerous, but that his “momentary lapse” of attention did not constitute a “marked departure” from the standard of care required, and therefore was not a criminal offence.

Ah, yes, of course. "Momentary" being literally at least 20 seconds – 260 meters of travel at 47 km/h. Literally traveled down nearly the length of three American football fields not seeing the red light. Got t-boned by another car, severely injured a pedestrian, and killed his daughter.

Fuck off with this shit.

“The case law tells us criminal liability for dangerous driving cannot be visited upon a driver unless the manner of driving is found to be both dangerous, and a marked departure from the standard of care expected of a reasonable person in all of the surrounding circumstances,” the majority decision concludes.

Are you fucking CRAZY. What the fuck on Earth were the "surrounding circumstances"?

As a father, this is when I would probably go to prison.

If I were the father who lost his daughter, I'd take the vigilante route. The courts won't provide justice? The streets will.

This case has been going on for years. Back in 2023 there was this article about it, apparently the driver had been repeatedly firing his lawyers, possibly to delay court dates. I get the feeling that he was trying to find a legal team with connections to his judge and the will to use those connections, but no way to confirm that. Either way the behavior suggests to me deep pockets, despite his shitty car choice.

For those saying that if you were the father you'd take vigilante action, no you probably wouldn't because you'd be dealing with life-altering injuries. The father is likely permanently immobile.

Canadian Luigis, it's your moment

yeah that sounds like a western society... the parents always got street justice since the cops serve the wealthy only.

I agree with the judge's decision. He was driving at a reasonable speed. He made a single error of missing the signal. That is far below the threshold of gross negligence needed for a conviction.

However, the court was asking the wrong question. Safety is systemic. Those involved with this death are those who design the roads, those who design the cars, those who make the laws, those who train and license drivers, who all have some responsibility. No justice can come from trying to pin it all on a single individual.

They have built a transportation system in which a single human error results in fatalities. That is the real crime.

Deaths like this are common and entirely preventable. Justice is when we redesign transportation so no one dies in similar situations ever again.