waite ; A2 - The Terrace Standard, “Wednesday, October 5, 2005 Driver who. killed two locals By MARGARET SPEIRS a THE DRIVER of a tractor-trailer who steered his unit into . the path of a truck containing two Terrace men, resulting in the death of all three, had high levels of chemical drugs in - comprehensive report from a coroner. David James Hart, 33, ‘of Abbotsford also had a history of driving offences and drug use, found coroner John Andrews __,. in his investigation of the Aug. 27, 2004 collision on Hwy97 “in the Cariboo which killed Dean Vaughn Ganson, 42, and © Richard-Bruce ‘Brown, 63, who was driving. at the time of the accident. " A toxicology. report found Hart had high blood levels of 7 ‘methamphetamine and amphetamine and detectable levels « "Of cocaine, which indicate he ingested cocaine within the last 10 hours before his death, the report said, Tt also suggested Hart abused methamphetamine and that the drugs causes symptoms including restlessness, confusion, "anxiety and hallucinations. The pathologist who prepared the report stated that para- “his blood and may have taken: cocaine beforehand, says a . anything that contributed to the accident. Hart’s vehicle: ‘could not be inspected due to the heavy damage and extent -noid psychosis associated with abuse of methamphetamine ‘coroner’s findings continued. > . Just before 5 a.m. on Aug. 27, 2004, Hart’ s vehicle, trav-> elling northbound on Hwy97 near Deep Creek, B.C. collided . head-on'with the Ganson-Brown vehicle, which was travel-. _« ling southbound. The Terrace men were driving a truck full ; . Sof seafood. Prior, to'the accident, Williams Lake RCMP, received re- ‘ports of an erratic driver. : ».. An RCMP. officer responding to the report encountered m ~ Hart and was‘nearly run off the road. , The officer: started a: pursuit with his emergency lights ” and siren on: He also observed Hart crossing over into the .. southbound. lane and forcing oncoming passenger and c com-- 7 : mercial vehicles to pull off the highway to avoid him: . The’ "RCMP. officer was. instructed by his supervisor to re back off.to see if Hart’ s driving would change. | .’), might have played a role in.the motor vehicle incident, ‘the | had meth, coke in his system ig35.TIPS The collision occurred after the officer lost sight’ of the - vehicle’ ‘around a curve, When‘he came around the corner, he saw the tractor-trailer unit engulfed in flames. The officer estimated that. Hart’ s vehicle had reached speeds of about 120 km/hr. "The two trucks bummed for about four-and- a-half hours before the blaze could be extinguished. A number of witnesses stated that they believed Hart’s actions to be deliberate. "8 O 4 CRIME La www. hawkair.ca STOPPERS A provincial commercial vehicle inspector conducted a. , ERY ‘techanical inspection on Ganson’s vehicle and did not find of the blaze. The Williams Lake RCMP collision analyst who inves- tigated the accident reported that the left side tires of the Ganson-Brown vehicle made a set of marks stretching 25.90 | metres, showing the driver had braked and moved onto the west shoulder of the southbound lane. The analyst found that ‘Hart had not braked. When Hart started his shift at 11 p.t m. the night of Aug. 26, he was described as agitated and anxious to begin his trip. His erratic driving was first noticed south of Cache Creek. Drivers reported that Hart was-swerving into southbound traffic, forcing drivers onto the shoulder, tailgating, blinding “motorists with his lights, passing ona double solid line and “speeding excessively. ‘The coroner has recommended better: ‘access to driving records. “In order to assist: commercial: vehicle carriers, -commercial drivers, and others requiring more effective ac- cess to driver abstracts, I recommend that consideration be.. given to the development and implementation, of electronic . online access to driver abstracts i in British Columbia,” Andrews. ' The recommendations will be forwarded to transporta- tion minister Kevin Falcon, solicitor general John Les, and _ =, attorney general Wally Oppal. ° Teachers and school districts a Byl DUSTIN N QUEZADA B. on ‘TEACHERS began phase one of their strike action iast. ; -week, while a. provincially appointed ‘fact finder’ revealed >. | there is little hope of 4 voluntary resolution in the bargaining | oe that had reached an impasse Sept. 15. : "The first phase, of strike action began Sept. 28 with teach- © mo ers witholding supervisory duties and verbal communication .. ‘with school administrators.” '_. .. The original strike notice ‘issued by the B.C. Teachers’ - Federation Sept. 23 was ruled invalid’ by the B. C.. Public . School Employers Association (BCPSEA) and was delayed _ fora day while the Labour Relations Board ruled. on its va- ~ lidity.~ : On the weekend of Sept. 24-25, the board upheld the ac-_ ‘tions in the first phase of the job action with one exception: . Since, it was ruled, that it is normal practice to submit at- ,tendanee t to the 2ffise, feachers avere old. they.t must gontinue ‘to do so. we H action escalations materialize. _ Asecond phase of rotating strikes is set for Oct! 1 I ‘while: : a full-scale strike would start Oct. 24. - Schools will be open in this district in the event of fur: ther job action, with the principal and vice-principal (where applicable) available to ensure children’s safety, the letter _ States. In the event of a strike, however, bus, service will not be offered in hopes that will deter parents from sending their children to school... j-je)0 0 any” wi “We have to think of safety first, » said Simalbrugge. “iv 8 - an unsafe.situation without. proper. supervision.’ - Meanwhile, the prospects of a negotiated resolution don’ t ‘look good, says the man appointed by labour minister Mike de Jong. Rick Connolly, the ministry’ s associate deputy minister "was appointed to examine the positions of the two parties in ’ their negotiations and to report his findings Sept. 30. Connolly found that the BCTF’s key demands — higher wages and improved working and learning condition inclu- sive in the collective agreement — and the BCPSEA’s con- straints within the government’s public sector fiscal mandate " are too far apart fora resolution, 2 And while BC. Timber. Sales always sent _ ‘Tepresentatives to’sit in on-BC Forest Safety Council meeting, it will now have a rep- _.Fesentative on ‘its board of. directors, adds Coleman. , -WorkSafeBC (formerly known as | “the Workers Compensation Board) says it too is committed to improvements. The organization will meet with failers to " further discuss the report, it will re-examine — its enforcement responses in the forest sec- tor. It is working on a compliance strategy . for the industry looking at the health and _ safety responsibilities of-all parties ~ the li- censee, the contractors and sub-contractors, says director of corporate affairs for the or- . - ganization, ‘Donna Freeman. “And WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors has directed the administration to bring for- ward recommendations to address the spe- cific concerns of the: Western Fallers Asso- pictures of your friends and loved. ones who served in the Canadian ‘Armed Forces during World War I, - World War If, the Korean War - or any armed conflict. . The Terrace Standard will honour local war. heroes who fought for our freedom. We will. publish their pictures in our Remembrance ' Day edition November 9th, 2005. Please ER drop off pictures with a self-addressed stamped envelope by Friday, October 28th.: ’ “As well, please submit a brief 20 word history along with years of service to The Terrace Standard. Get your pictures and write-ups in right away due to limited space availability or email us at advertsing@terracestandard com - saying it’s refreshing to see such an immedi- Mike McKibbin, the report’ S author, 4s pleased with the outcome of the meeting ate reaction. “We do have provincial com- mitment to start dealing with the things that we have listed,” he said. ~ “Minister Coleman’s “feeling ° “was we . shouldn’t be observing, we should be lead-. ing the way — and what more can you as for’ there?” , ’ McKibbin hopes that with increased fo- cus on safety and compliance issues in the forest coming from ail sectors, that some of. f the companies he alleges are ignoring safety regulations will start to change.their ways. “T think maybe some of these bad actors, if they know the heat’s coming down, they & will clean things up on their own accord,”. © EP McKibbin says. , For more, please turn to Page A5 ‘Min Total |s| D . “Max. Min Total | A Temp ‘Temp~Precip a Yo °C. °C "123.120 8.6 57 “124 15.4 10.7 0.6 (9) 25 16.1. 82. ° T | 26.15.99 5.0 0.0: 27108 30 °1.9°|/27 13.7 7.3 . 0.6 28.119 85. 1.2 [828 16.0 “4.5 0.0 29 n/a ‘n/a n/a} |29° 15.5 2.7. 0.0. LPWSBEBABSLEDLERADALRLERELALEBEDEEABADBEDY KAKA KKK IKK KANN AIIR RAIL should expect to meet recreational vehicles on the highway. Many of these travelers will be unfamiliar 44). with the local Highways and may travel at a slower pace, stopping to take advantage of the many scenic views along the way. Please exercise care and courtesy during these busy periods, Highways, extra caution and allowance for longer travel time due to traffic congestion is required. 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