Charged Man May Not Appear in Court

Thursday, January 10, 2008 04:00 AM

Prince George, B.C. - There is no telling when, or if, the man charged in connection with a single vehicle, multiple fatality crash on Highway 97 will ever appear in a B.C. Court.

On October 1, 2006, three Prince George youths died as a result of injuries suffered in a crash that occurred on Highway 97 near the Dunkley Lumber operation. At the time of the accident it was thought there was one fatality as the body of a 16 year old was discovered at the scene, that teen’s name has not been released.

The next day, officers discovered the bodies of two others, 14 year old Seref Pearson and 13 year old Ashley Ross.

A 26 year old Prince George man, Terry Lewis, the driver of the vehicle, has been charged with Drive Without Due Care and Attention per Section 144(1)a) of the Motor Vehicle Act.

Lewis is in Alberta, and according to Quesnel RCMP Sergeant, Gary Clark-Marlow, it is not normal practice to have someone returned to B.C. to face a charge under the Motor Vehicle Act. Clark-Marlow says the final decision lies with the Crown Counsel in Quesnel.

Opinion 250 has attempted to discuss the matter with thethe Provincial Crown Counsel in Quesnel , has not returned our calls for clarification.

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Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2008 04:00 AM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: giterdun on January 10 2008 8:05 AM

THATS GOOD TO KNOW..DO THE CRIME AND MOVE TO ANOTHER PROVINCE. I THOUGHT THE LAW WAS APPLIED COAST TO COAST.

Posted by: Harbinger on January 10 2008 12:03 PM

Nah! You can do, let's see. Hmmm? With 10 provinces and three territories it seems to me you can do about 12 low level non-life impacting crimes and the system maybe can't be bothered with the trouble and expense of flying you from court date to court date in each jurisdiction. Besides, I can't comprehend the Crown dishing out dough to cover your carbon credits going from courthouse to courthouse, only to get put on probation twelve times. Plus doing community service. How can one expect a loser to do 12 episodes of raking leaves in front of seniors homes. What a system, eh?

Posted by: Anastasia on January 10 2008 1:06 PM

It may not be normal practice to have someone returned to BC to deal with charges under to Motor Vehicle Act, but it is done.

Friends were hit on the motorcycle by someone running a red light and that individual fled to Alberta and he was picked up by the RCMP in Alberta on those charges and returned to BC to face the charges, so it is done, and it needs to be done, it is unacceptable to allow individuals to flee to another province in order to not have to deal with the charges placed against them in a different province.

As has been said many times in the past, our justice system needs to make some changes in this regard, and many others.

Posted by: Chester on January 10 2008 8:48 PM

Gutless, spineless,toothless justice. Who on this planet created these rules? And who in authority today has the authority to change things immediately? God,help us. We are out of control. We have no accountability and nobody willing to enforce it. Chester

Posted by: Andyfreeze on January 11 2008 10:32 AM

All to true Chester,but unfortunately the only ones who can put the pressure on our politicians for change is us!
We really need to do that now,more than ever.
Not that they ever pay any attention what WE think!
Ain't justice great?