[mikepurvis]

Here's a local example from Waterloo Region— Feb 2017, cyclist killed by motorist exiting the highway:

https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/cyclist-dies-after-being-hit-fr...

A year later, all charges dropped on account of an apparently burned out streetlamp. The lawyer called it "happenchance":

https://www.therecord.com/news-story/8354441-charges-dropped...

[thisisnico]

I'm surprised the city of kitchener did not get sued for the lack of maintenance on the streetlamp.

[mikepurvis]

That assumes that any of this was really about the streetlamp though. Note that the person riding a bicycle was also guilty of the crime of "wearing dark clothing".