Defence questions crash data authenticity at day 3 of Collicutt trial

The defence at the Gregory Collicutt trial is questioning the authenticity of the event data recorder police say they recovered following a deadly car crash two years ago.

Lawyer Peter Ghizargued in court Wednesdaythatthe device may not have come from the ChevroletImpala that Collicutt was driving.

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The RCMP officer who downloaded the data,Const. Frank Stevenson, referred to the car as a Malibu at one point during Wednesday'stestimony.

Ghiz also questioned how police retrieved the device from the wreckage and whohandled it once it was removed from Collicutt's car.

Crash data

Const. Stevensontestifiedthat crash data showedCollicutt was driving between 95 km/h and 117 km/h.

He also said the recorderindicatedthe gas pedal was pushed to the floor,that Collicuttdidn't apply the brakes, but that one second before impact the gas pedal was no longer being held to the floor.

The defence pointed out police did not inspect the gas or brake pedals of Collicutt'scar.

67-year-old Dorothy Mayhew diedfollowing the two-vehicle collisionin Central Bedeque in Oct.2015.

The Crown case concludedWednesday afternoon. The defence will begin to present its case Thursday morning. Ghizsaid that will includean expert witness who will discuss "unintentional acceleration" due to gas pedal malfunction.

Collicutt has pleaded notguilty to dangerous driving causing death.

The case is being heard by a judge and jury in Summerside Supreme Court.

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