For sure... But was it civil negligence or criminal negligence? Civil negligence is exactly what I&#x27;m talking about, with the courts coming up with an adequate remedy to make the car owner whole.<p>In Canada, criminal negligence is defined as: &quot;219 (1) Every one is criminally negligent who<p>(a) in doing anything, or<p>(b) in omitting to do anything that it is his duty to do,<p>shows wanton or reckless disregard for the lives or safety of other persons.&quot;<p>It&#x27;d be a pretty hard sell here for him to meet that definition, but the common law&#x2F;civil definition would certainly fit.