A London, Ont. jury heard evidence that the elderly woman involved in a crash that killed an eight-year-old Girl Guide told police the brake pedal felt like the gas pedal.
London Police Service Const. Blair Jackson was called out as the lead member of the Collision Reconstruction Unit on Nov. 30, 2021 after a group of Girl Guides was struck by a speeding Honda CRV.
The officer said he reviewed dozens of photos and data collected from the scene, including an interview with the driver herself, 78-year-old Petronella McNorgan.
He told the jury, “The following is a remark directly from the McNorgan statement, ‘As I tried to hit the brakes to slow down for the red light the car just sort of sped up, the opposite of what is supposed to happen when you hit the brakes.'”
Jackson added, “When asked how the brake pedal felt, McNorgan said, ‘Like a …