Windsor man testifies in careless driving trial [Video]

A Windsor man testified in his careless driving trial in a Chatham-Kent courtroom on Friday.

Brett Iler testified that he yawned moments before a double fatal collision happened during the 2022 Retrofest Classic Car Cruise.

Iler has pleaded not guilty to two counts of careless driving causing death, three counts of careless driving causing bodily harm, and one charge of careless driving under the Highway Traffic Act.

Iler took the stand on day three of a four-day trial at the Provincial Offences Courthouse in Blenheim.

Court heard Iler was travelling from Windsor to the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, where he works as a nurse when the collision occurred. Iler testified he was working a night shift starting at 7 p.m. The crash happened at 6:55 p.m.

“I remember starting to turn my vehicle to the right and at that same basic time, I remember yawning,” Iler testified, adding his eyes briefly …