It was a crime,” Crown attorney Andrew Max said during closing arguments that urged jurors to convict Abau-Jabeen of criminal negligence causing death and bodily harm. 2016, crash that killed his friend Mohammad Mohammad, 25, and seriously injured passenger Elif Gozgoz, 20. But while that’s an offence under the Highway Traffic Act, it is not a crime under the Criminal Code, Murphy noted. Mohammad Mohammad, 25, was killed, and another passenger, Elif Gozgoz, then 20, suffered severe injuries to her head and spine. The prosecution alleged Abau-Jabeen’s erratic driving, and speeding, happened earlier in the evening and was not just isolated to Bloor.

Source: thestar April 15, 2019 21:33 UTC