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Here's a local example from Waterloo Region— Feb 2017, cyclist killed by motorist exiting the highway:

https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/cyclist-dies-after-being-hit-fr...

A year later, all charges dropped on account of an apparently burned out streetlamp. The lawyer called it "happenchance":

https://www.therecord.com/news-story/8354441-charges-dropped...



I'm surprised the city of kitchener did not get sued for the lack of maintenance on the streetlamp.


That assumes that any of this was really about the streetlamp though. Note that the person riding a bicycle was also guilty of the crime of "wearing dark clothing".




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