In what circumstances will a driver of a tank truck be liable for death by dangerous driving on slippery road conditions?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Langille v. Nguyen, 2013 BCSC 1460 (CanLII):
In Burtt v. Bazinet, [1996] B.C.J. No. 1821 (S.C.), the defendant was driving a large tank truck in slippery road conditions. He intended to make a left turn off a highway, but was unable to slow down enough to make the turn. He stopped some distance past the place where he wanted to turn and began reversing his vehicle to a point where he could do so. The driver of the vehicle in which the plaintiff was a passenger, approaching from behind, saw the large truck ahead, but was unable to stop. The vehicle struck the rear of the truck, which was then stationary.
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