This driver’s dead battery didn’t get him out of a huge ticket
The device was"in a position in which it may be used," the court ruled.A driver has been found guilty of using a cellphone while behind the wheel, even though its battery was dead.
RICHMOND, B.C. — A B.C. driver has been found guilty of using a cellphone while behind the wheel, even though its battery was dead. The decision, delivered Monday by judicial justice Brent Adair in Richmond, says Patrick Grzelak was using his iPhone with earbuds in his ears. The ruling says Grzelak was alone in his Mercedes on Oct. 12, 2018, heading home after a long day, with the dead iPhone in the centre cubby hole of his dashboard, when he was pulled over in Surrey.
Adair found Grzelak was using the device because it was"in a position in which it may be used," as defined under the Motor Vehicle Act.More from HuffPost Canada:
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