Evidence of driving conduct occurring a short time and distance before a fatal collision is relevant and admissible in culpable driving prosecutions where it exemplifies a want of care consistent with the circumstances of the collision. The absence of 'usual features' of culpable driving (alcohol, drugs, excessive speed, mobile phone use) does not render a prosecution foredoomed to fail where the evidence is otherwise capable of supporting a finding of gross negligence.
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