What is the test for determining the identity of an unknown driver or owner in a motor vehicle accident?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Clark v Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2022 BCSC 451 (CanLII):
The authorities appear to establish that a determination of what efforts are reasonable must be made with regard to the circumstances of each case, at the time that the accident happened, and in the following weeks and months. In Hough v. Doe, cited earlier, Mr. Justice Bernard said, at para. 24: In my view a proper determination of the efforts which might reasonably lead to discovering the identity of the unknown driver or owner must be made with due regard for the location where the collision occurred and the circumstances in which the collision occurred. ...
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