Trucker charged in fatal crash granted bail
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The truck driver allegedly involved in a multi-vehicle collision in Brandon that resulted in the death of a 49-year-old woman will be able to live in Ontario while awaiting trial.
Brijpal Panwar, 35, who is charged with dangerous driving causing death, was granted bail on Monday in Brandon provincial court.
Crown attorney Reid Girard consented to his release from custody on a bail plan that included a $5,000 cash deposit and a $5,000 surety.
Girard read the conditions Panwar must follow, including that he must reside at a residence in Etobicoke, Ont., surrender his driver’s licence to the Brandon Police Service within 24 hours of his release and report to a specific Toronto Police Service station every second Friday.
The release plan prohibits Panwar from operating any conveyance or being in the driver’s seat of any conveyance. He must remain in the jurisdiction of Manitoba and Ontario and surrender his passport.
A translator appeared in court to translate the hearing into Hindi for the accused.
“Are you prepared to follow these conditions?” Judge Patrick Sullivan asked.
Panwar responded by nodding his head yes.
Police charged Panwar with dangerous driving causing death after he was allegedly travelling north on Highway 110 in a semi-truck and failed to stop at a stop sign, which was affixed with a red flashing light, at Richmond Avenue East on May 28.
The semi-truck collided with an SUV at “highway speeds,” BPS said in a news release after the collision.
Police said the force of the crash caused both vehicles to collide with another semi-truck, which was stopped at the intersection, facing south.
Conquer Transport Inc., the company that allegedly employed the accused, had its safety fitness certificate revoked in Manitoba in 2021, according to the province.
However, the province became aware in February 2022 that the trucking company “continued to operate in the province under a safety fitness certificate and vehicle registration from Alberta,” a government spokesperson previously told the Sun.
Panwar’s matter will appear again on an administrative docket on July 7.
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