Mrs Hilda Jessop was knocked over by a car on Sutton Road in Forestown at 7.00 pm on the evening of Sunday 8 February. The emergency services were called to the scene of the accident and Mrs Jessop was rushed to the General Hospital, but was later pronounced as being dead on arrival. The following facts are also known: Len Peel has been charged at the Magistrates Court with driving without due care, and causing the death of Mrs Jessop. Mrs Jessop was returning home after attending the birthday celebrations of a friend she knew from Church. It had rained earlier in the day, but the weather had changed during the afternoon and by early evening the temperatures had unexpectedly fallen to below freezing point. The car that Mr Peel was driving when the accident occurred was recently refused an MOT certificate by a local garage because of faulty brakes. Local residents have been complaining to the local council about the inadequacy of the street lighting along the stretch of Sutton Road where the fatal accident occurred.
Question: The sudden drop in temperature, the road conditions and poor street lighting may have contributed to the car accident in which Mrs Jessop suffered fatal injuries.
Options:
A. true
B. false
C. uncertain
Answer: A