Video of deadly 2021 Toronto crash shown at trial of driver charged [Video]

A dashcam video that captured the moment a BMW rear-ended another vehicle near High Park, which set off a chain-reaction collision, was played at the trial of the man charged in the deadly 2021 crash.

Artur Kotula is facing two counts of dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing bodily harm in connection with the collision that killed 71-year-old Valdemar Avila and his wife, 69-year-old Fatima, nearly three years ago.

Emergency crews respond to a fatal collision at Spring Road and Parkside Drive near High Park Tuesday, October 12, 2021.

The footage shows Kotula’s BMW crashing into the back of the Avila`s Toyota Matrix around 4:40 p.m. on Oct. 12, 2021.

According to the Agreed Statement of Facts, Kotula was driving southbound on Parkside Drive, approaching Spring Road, when he moved into the curb lane and hit the Toyota.

“A chain reaction of collisions ensued involving the five vehicles,” according to the document.

Meanwhile, Kotula then mounted the sidewalk and hit a hydro pole before …