# Canadian Criminal Sentencing/Cases/Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle
## Dangerous Operation

| Case | Citation | Sentence | Comments |
| R v Grenke | 2012 ABQB 198 | 4.5 years | also convicted of driving causing bodily harm |
| R. v. Sparkes | 2011 CanLII 72480 (NL PC) | 6 months | |
| R. v. Jacobs | 2011 CanLII 80634 (NL PC) | 6 months CSO | dangerous driving; driving while prohibited; drove snowmobile into a car |
| R v Tapper | [2009] NJ No 166 (SC) | 20 months | two counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm--while impaired got into accident harming two others--on probation at time |
| R v Bennett | [2007] NJ No 132 (PC) | 6 months | offender drove into a gravel pit at high speed, hit embankment, injured passenger--3 year driving prohibition |
| R. v. Smith | [2007] N.J. No. 312 (P.C.) | 6 months | speeding and impaired; passengers suffered broken bones, etc. 2 year driving prohibition. |
| R. v. Warren | 2003 CanLII 68641 (NL SCTD), (2003), 222 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 270 (N.L.S.C.) | $3,000 | 3 x dangerous driving causing bodily harm. While speeding, vehicle went into ditch. Three passengers injured. 15 month driving prohibition also imposed |
| R. v. Matchim | 2000 CanLII 28401 (NL SCTD), (2000), 197 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 99 (N.L.S.C.), | $3000 | guilty plea DD causing BH; two of three passengers ATV driven by the accused injured. No record. Joint recommendation. |
| R. v. Blackmore | (1996), 140 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 56 (N.L.S.C.) | $3000 | driving 105km/hr in a 60 zone; lost control of vehicle and passenger "seriously injured." |

## Causing Death

| Case | Citation | Sentence | Comments |
| R. v. Carleton | 2012 MBPC 54 (CanLII) | 30 days | kills young pedestrian |
| R. v. Morgan Taylor | 2012 CanLII 42053 (NL PC) | 36 months | |
| R v Wallace | 2012 MBCA 54 | 2 years less a day CSO | |
| R. v. Smith | 2012 ONSC 3089 | life | police chased one death and multiple injuries |
| R v Hodder | 2012 CanLII 24230 (NLPC) | 30 months | also convicted of causing bodily harm (18 months)--3 and 5 year driving prohibition |
| R. v. Christink | 2012 ONCA 141 | 2 years less a day | dangerous diriving causing death to two persons; CSO rejected as unfit |
| R v Butterfield | 2012 SKPC 11 | 9 months | dangerous operation of a plane causing death; no alcohol involved |
| R v Regier | [2011] OJ No 3749 | 6 years | two young people were killed |
| R v Marona | (2011) 3 MVR (6th) 6 (ABQB) | 2 years | offender convicted of dangerous driving causing bodily harm and death--hit another vehicle head-on, killing other driver, injuring passenger--7 years driving prohibition |
| R v Chikie | [2011] AJ No 843 (QB) | 10 months | offender was speeding on a motorcycle, lost control and passenger was killed--5 year driving prohibition |
| R v Charles | [2011] BCJ No 526 (CA) | 3 years | offender was impaired by alcohol, drove into a pole while turning a corner killing two passengers |
| R v Junkert | [2010] OJ No 3387 (CA) | 5 years | offender was impaired while driving and hit a pedestrian |
| R. v. Brake | [2008] N.J. No. 320 (S.C.) | 14 months | accused drove through a stop sign and collided with another vehicle, killing one occupants and seriously injuring the other.  Three year driving prohibition imposed. |
| R. v. Berg | 2007 BCCA 343 | 5.5 years | street racing, causing death |
| R. v. Woloshyn | 2006 BCCA 343 | 4 years | prior record, alcohol in work, causing death |
| R. v. Synard | (2006), 257 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 341 (N.L.S.C.) | 18 months | Offender lost control of car, one passenger injured, suffering broken bones, the other was killed. 5 year driving prohibition |
| R v Coombs | [2004] NJ No 162 (SC) | 12 months | offender driving an ATV and hit two pedestrians |
| R. v. Bhalru | 2003 BCCA 645 | 2 years less a day CSO | causing death |
| R v Ford | [2003] OJ No 3363 (ONCA) | 3 years | convicted of dangerous driving causing bodily harm and death--offender drove through red light hitting another car, killing one and injuring another |
| R v Murphy | [1997] NJ No. 143 (CA) | $3,000 fine | offender was driving on an unsafe road, passenger thrown from vehicle and died--18 month driving prohibition |
| R v Thuma | (1997) 27 MVR (3d) 157 (BCCA) | 6 months | offender was convicted of dangerous driving causing bodily harm and death--speeding and hit another car--overturn suspended sentence |
| R v Duncan | (1994) 3 MVR (3d) 133 (PEICA) | 2 years less a day | offender convicted of criminal negligence causing death--offender drove vehicle through stop sign and hit another vehicle, killing driver |
| R v Mosher | (1994) 3 MVR (3d) 35 (PEISC) | 12 months | convicted of dangerous driving causing bodily harm and death--while speeding lost control of vehicle, hit another vehicle--also given 3 year driving prohibition |
| R v Messervey | [1991] NJ No. 380 (PC) | Suspended | offender was driving on a wet road at night, lost control of car on a turn--5 year driving prohibition |
| R v Butler | (1987) 5 MVR (2d) 8 (PEISC) | 3 years | offender was passing several vehicles and hit one of them, killing three people |

## See Also

* Canadian Criminal Sentencing/Offences/Impaired Driving and Over 80