Greetings friends: How long does an officer/crown have to charge or alter a Highway Traffic Act charge? An officer charged my mom under 141(6) but it should have been 141(5). Six months have passed already and the court date is set for a few months from now. My hope is that the crown will not be abl...

I don't think your mother was charged under the correct section. Section 141(6) deals with the requirement for drivers to use the left most lane when making a left turn (which your mother did). I believe the correct charge would be under section 141(5) or 142(1), both of which lay out the requireme...

Thanks to all who have replied. I appreciate the straight-forward honesty!

Hello, My mother was driving EB on a 4 lane street (2 lanes EB, 2 lanes WB). She was in the left hand lane and started a left hand turn so as to enter a side street, crossing WB traffic. There was NO intersection. She hit a cyclist who was heading WB. Police where called but none showed up. My mothe...