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Criminal Code, section 320.13(3)

Dangerous operation causing death

Maximum
Life imprisonment
Mandatory minimum
No mandatory minimum
Kind of offence
Violent, causing death

Minimum fine $1,000 first offence, 30 days second offence, 120 days each subsequent offence (s.320.21); no minimum custody on a first offence.

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3 cases with this offence

  1. January 9, 2026
    R. v. Boufford, 2026 BCSC 698Dangerous operation causing bodily harm; Dangerous operation causing death, Nanaimo. Justice Douglas W. Thompson
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    Conditional sentence of two years less a day with house arrest, and a five-year driving prohibition
  2. December 16, 2025
    R. v. Strong, 2025 NSSC 405Dangerous operation causing bodily harm; Dangerous operation causing death, Amherst. Justice Joshua M. Arnold
    54 months (four years and six months) in prison, all counts concurrent; 5-year driving prohibition and 10-year firearms prohibition
  3. December 3, 2021
    R. v. McKnight, 2021 BCSC 2542Dangerous operation causing death; Failure to stop after an accident resulting in death, Kamloops. Justice Kathleen M. Ker
    3 years in prison (2 years for dangerous driving causing death, 1 year consecutive for failing to remain at the scene)

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