A trial date has still not been set for accused hit-and-run driver Cory Sater because the defence is still waiting for evidence to be disclosed by the Crown.
Tony Serka, Sater's lawyer, told the court Wednesday that he cannot proceed until he sees the initial draft of the RCMP's Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service report, which he wants to compare with the final copy.
"This is the final draft," he said. "I would like to see the first draft."
The report was allegedly completed some time ago by the lead investigator on the case but was later altered under a peer review process, according to lawyers for both sides.
Serka told The Tri-City News he wants to see those changes reversed and he will require all versions of the reconstruction report that were submitted.
As well, he said he has received a CD containing the final report but said he and Crown lawyers have been unable to access the files contained on the disc.
The Wednesday morning court appearance is the eleventh time the matter has come before a judge without being able to fix a date for trial. It is expected that a trial date can be set at another hearing in Port Coquitlam Provincial Court on Oct. 5.
The charges stem from a hit-and-run collision near the intersection of Lougheed Highway and Pitt River Road that killed Charlene Reaveley and Lorraine Cruz, and injured Cruz's friend, Paulo Calimahin.
Police said at the time Reaveley have stopped to assist Cruz, who had been involved in a minor accident, when they were struck.
