Can a driver be found to have wilful blindness towards what has been struck by a vehicle?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Harrison, 2007 BCSC 1801 (CanLII):
In my view, the element of knowledge accompanying s. 252(1) with respect to involvement in an accident can be satisfied by the accused exhibiting wilful blindness towards what has been struck. In Sansregret v. R., 1985 CanLII 79 (SCC), [1985] 1 S.C.R. 570, wilful blindness was defined as a quality different from recklessness. It is where a person is aware of the need to inquire, but makes no inquiry because he or she does not want to know the truth.
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