Court Decision After Car Accident in Surrey
薩里車禍後的法院判決
Introduction
A Canadian court gave a sentence to Michael Gordon Bovencamp. He caused a car accident in October 2024.
加拿大法院對 Michael Gordon Bovencamp 做出判決。他在 2024 年 10 月造成了一起車禍。
Main Body
On October 5, 2024, Michael Bovencamp drove his truck into the wrong lane. He hit two people. One man, Saraj Singh, died. Another person was badly hurt.
2024 年 10 月 5 日，Michael Bovencamp 駕駛他的貨車行駛在錯誤車道上。他撞到了兩個人。其中一名男子 Saraj Singh 死亡，另一人則受重傷。
Bovencamp used cannabis that morning. But the tests showed he was not too high to drive. The court believed he had a medical problem. This problem made him lose control of the car.
Bovencamp 在那天早上使用了大麻。但測試結果顯示他並非因藥效過高而無法開車。法院相信他當時有醫療問題，導致他失去對車輛的控制。
Saraj Singh's wife, Nardeep Kaur, spoke in court. She moved from India with her husband and son. She is very sad because her husband died.
Saraj Singh 的妻子 Nardeep Kaur 在法庭上發言。她與丈夫和兒子從印度移民至此。她因為丈夫去世而深感悲痛。
Conclusion
Bovencamp must pay $1,500. He cannot drive for one year. He is on probation for 18 months.
Bovencamp 必須支付 1,500 美元。他一年內不得開車，並處以 18 個月的緩刑。
Vocabulary Learning
⏱️ Talking About the Past
Look at these words from the story:
- Gave (Give → Gave)
- Caused (Cause → Caused)
- Drove (Drive → Drove)
- Hit (Hit → Hit)
- Died (Die → Died)
- Used (Use → Used)
- Spoke (Speak → Spoke)
- Moved (Move → Moved)
The Simple Rule: To tell a story about something that already happened, we change the action word.
Most words just need a -ed at the end (like cause caused). Some words are 'rebels' and change completely (like drive drove).
Example from the text: "She moved from India" This happened in the past, not today.