Everything went blackOntario's Superior Court of Justice heard testimony from Saunders, the van driver and passenger, Ontario Provincial Police and some of the 60 or so cyclists who'd signed up for the charity ride. Three cyclists told court that earlier that same day, the Nissan had passed them much closer than is permitted by law. Court heard from multiple witnesses that the collision threw the rider the group had been tending to over the Bath Road guardrail. An Ontario Provincial Police photo from the scene of the collision on Bath Road outside Kingston that killed Jeff Vervaeke. (OPP)'Inattentive to his surroundings'The van's driver and passenger both told court that prior to the collision, the Nissan driver repeatedly crept up to their bumper and then backed off, which made them nervous.

Source: CBC News June 12, 2021 08:01 UTC