A witness said the high-speed rear-end collision on the Island Highway was like an explosion.
A Salt Spring Island man who ended up living in a tent after a car crash left him with “relentless” pain and unable to work has been awarded about $3.3 million in B.C. Supreme Court.
Hughes said the impact of the collision was significant; one witness testified that it was like an explosion. “Mr. Jacques’ Jeep was instantly pushed 20-25 feet into the intersection, and there was debris everywhere,” the judge said in a review of evidence. He had been living on Salt Spring Island, but Jacques and his daughter moved to Powell River after his father had a stroke in 2018.
“In the spring of 2023, he purchased a camper for the back of his truck and has lived in the camper since then.” He testified he was disengaged from society and returned to Salt Spring.
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