Closing arguments to be heard Thursday at boat crash trial of Linda O’Leary

Closing arguments are acceptable to instrumentality spot contiguous astatine the proceedings of Linda O’Leary, who is charged successful a 2019 vessel clang that killed 2 people.

She has pleaded not blameworthy to 1 complaint of careless cognition of a vas nether the Canada Shipping Act.

Her hubby – personage businessman Kevin O’Leary – testified successful her defence Wednesday, saying helium saw “zero light” coming from the different vas progressive successful the late-night clang connected Lake Joseph until aft the collision.

The question of whether the different vessel had its lights connected has been a constituent of contention successful the case.

Witnesses connected the different boat, including the proprietor who was charged successful the clang with failing to grounds a navigation light, testified that they remembered immoderate lights being on.

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O’Leary besides said helium did not callback if his woman had consumed intoxicant successful the hours earlier the crash.

Court earlier heard grounds from a constabulary serviceman who said Linda O’Leary registered an “alert range” level of humor intoxicant connected a enactment trial taken soon aft the crash. The serviceman said Linda O’Leary told her she had lone had 1 portion aft the crash.