Walter Deros sues for psychological injuries he alleges he sustained as
a result of witnessing a motor vehicle accident on October 25, 2001. The
accident occurred on Highway 97, north of Bear Lake, B.C. Mr. Deros was part
of a crew installing rumble strips on the highway. Mr. Deros claims that
as a result of witnessing the accident in which the vehicle of the defendant, Kelly
McCauley, struck a grinder unit being driven by his friend and colleague,
Michael Lance, he suffered emotional upset and post traumatic stress syndrome
(PTSD). Mr. Lance was not seriously injured in the motor vehicle
accident. Liability for the accident was determined by an order of October 26,
2005. The order granted judgment to Mr. Deros on the issue of liability
and the issue of damages was adjourned....