On December 26, 2008 the plaintiff, Julie Dhaliwal, was injured in a
motor vehicle accident. She was the front seat passenger in a van driven by her
husband David. The couples three boys, ranging in age from 9 to 13, were
seated in the back of the van. The family was en route from 100 Mile House to
their home in Prince George. As they headed north out of Williams Lake the
weather became progressively worse as snowy conditions developed. Mr. Dhaliwal
was concerned about the road conditions and decided to turn off the highway to
wait out the snow storm. He found a side road and signalled his intention to
turn left. Before Mr. Dhaliwal could complete the turn a semi-trailer
driven by the defendant passed them on the left. The semi-trailer ran the
Dhaliwal family van off the road. Liability for the accident has been admitted....