Sabastian Prosa: Defence counsel wants deadly crash charges dropped because blood samle has been lost and cannot be independently tested - and plans to call a toxicologist to discuss the effect of drugs on a body; CBC News.

STORY: "Sabastian Prosa's friends recount drinking at Guvernment," published by CBC News on January 15, 2015.

SUB-HEADING: "Testimony fills in blanks about evening before deadly crash on Highway 427."

PHOTO CAPTION:  "High school friends of accused drunk driver Sabastian Prosa testified in a Toronto court on Thursday they had never seen him drink excessively or drink before getting behind the wheel."

GIST: Prosa, 22, has said he doesn't remember much from the night, but testified on Wednesday he would never drive drunk. He has said he believes someone slipped something into his drink. When asked by an arresting officer if he'd taken drugs or alcohol, Prosa answered "I drank a lot," according to an agreed-upon statement of facts. A blood test found he had about twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system. But Prosa's lawyer, Alan Gold, wants the charges dropped because the blood sample was lost and cannot be independently tested. Crown attorney Tom Goddard, while cross examining Prosa, remarked that when "facing hard truths — sometimes the less you remember, the better?" "Some people might think that," Prosa replied. The defence plans to call a toxicologist to discuss the effects of drugs on a body when the trial resumes next week. The entire story can be found at: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/sabastian-prosa-s-friends-recount-drinking-at-guvernment-1.2911901 PUBLISHER'S NOTE:  Dear Reader. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog. We are following this case.   I have added a search box for content in this blog which now encompasses several thousand posts. The search box is located  near the bottom of the screen just above the list of links. I am confident that this powerful search tool provided by "Blogger" will help our readers and myself get more out of the site. The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at: http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:   http://smithforensic.blogspot.ca/2013/12/the-charles-smith-award-presented-to_28.html   I look forward to hearing from readers at: hlevy15@gmail.com.  Harold Levy; Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog;