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The constable came over and asked her what was wrong, then stood in front of the car. That’s when Const. Bull claimed the driver deliberately bumped into her knees, then backed up and ran over her left foot before speeding off. La Rue, however, maintained that she backed up and drove around the officer when traffic started moving again.

The traffic camera, positioned north on Bronson, didn’t capture the interaction between the motorist and police officer. The video does show La Rue’s car driving through the intersection at a normal rate of speed, and turning right to go north on Bronson.

The video also shows the constable going back to direct traffic for another 18 minutes.

The court heard that the constable wrote La Rue’s licence plate on her forearm and radioed dispatch but there was initially confusion over the actual plate. Const. Bull fully reported her claims an hour and a half later when she was back at the police station. It was at this time that the constable was told to go to a medical clinic, according to a Jan. 28 ruling by Judge John Waugh.

The medical report indicated that the officer’s knees were normal and she had a tender left foot.

In his ruling, the judge considered expert testimony from an Ottawa doctor with 40 years of experience, and noted “there is no objective medical evidence to support the Crown’s case, where one might suspect there should be.”

The passenger in La Rue’s front seat also testified at trial. Described by the judge as credible, the witness told court that La Rue was wrong to honk the horn out of frustration, but that she didn’t run into the officer, let alone twice.