The trial of a man accused of smashing his speedboat into a houseboat on Shuswap Lake and killing its driver is set for 30 days beginning in February — more than four years after the crash.
Leon Reinbrecht is charged with criminal negligence causing death and criminal negligence causing bodily harm in connection to the death of 53-year-old Ken Brown of Anglemont.
Reinbrecht was 49 at the time of the accident on Canada Day in 2010.
The collision between the ski boat and houseboat occurred following a fireworks celebration viewed by dozens of boats that took to the lake in the dark.
During a pre-trial conference in B.C. Supreme Court, defence lawyer Greg DelBigio said he may mount an argument under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, asking for the charges to be tossed due to delays.
The trial was delayed both by the late charge by the Crown — in December 2011, 17 months after the accident — and by wrangling over legal-aid funding. Last year, Reinbrecht fired his lawyer, resulting in another year-long trial delay.
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