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\u2018Perplexing case\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cThe bus did not stop or even slow down. It ploughed pell-mell into Ms. Williams\u2019 vehicle at full speed. It was slowed for the initial several seconds only by impacting the virtually stationary vehicles in front of it. Only after those six-seven seconds went by \u2014 virtually an eternity in driving terms \u2014 was there any evidence of the brakes being applied, slowing the pathway of the bus,\u201d the judge noted.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe total absence of braking both before the collision and during it for several more seconds is what makes this such a perplexing case. It calls out for an explanation.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Crown had argued Dhaliwal was distracted and on her phone \u2013 but Harris said that was well before the collision and video inside the bus showed her attentive with her hands on the wheel just moments before the crash.<\/p>\n
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Play VideoPossible brake failure<\/p>\n
He found the possibility of brake failure was more likely but that couldn\u2019t be determined for certain due to a \u201cbotched inspection\u201d of the bus: it wasn\u2019t towed for inspection until three weeks later and during the tow, the front brakes locked up and caught fire, destroying the entire brake system. The ensuing inspection without any police supervision was \u201csubstantially inadequate and superficial,\u201d Harris said.<\/p>\n
A \u201ccompletely misconceived\u201d decision was made to destroy the bus with no explanation in March 2025, he added, so no more in-depth inspection could take place.<\/p>\n
\u201cTaking all the evidence together, the mystery of what caused this accident has not been solved. Brake failure remains a viable possibility,\u201d Harris concluded. \u201cThe Crown has failed to convincingly remove brake malfunction as the cause of the collision.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a reasonable doubt that Ms. Dhaliwal was responsible for the collision. For these reasons, the accused Ms. Dhaliwal must be found not guilty.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The aftermath of a multi-vehicle crash on Derry Rd., just west of Rexwood Rd., in Mississauga on Thursday, June 8, 2023. \/ Photo by ERNEST DOROSZUK \/TORONTO SUN<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image0-26-scaled.jpeg\")
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