Surrey’s Doug McCallum’s foot could have been run over without breaking; expert
Posted November 2, 2022 6:25 pm.
Last Updated November 2, 2022 6:26 pm.
As outgoing Mayor Doug McCallum’s public mischief trail continues, an expert has said that broken bones may not be the only result if someone’s foot is run over by a car.
Dennis Chimich, an expert in the biomechanics of bone fractures, testified for McCallum’s defence team on Wednesday.
The team is presenting evidence to suggest McCallum was not lying when he told police a woman ran over his foot in a grocery store parking lot.
McCallum filed a complaint with the RCMP in September of 2021, saying that a woman with whom he had a toxic relationship over his policies targeted him with her vehicle.
Chimich told the provincial court trial that he calculated that the rear right wheel of Debi Johnstone’s car could have caused soft tissue damage, as indicated in a medical report he examined.
However, Crown attorney Richard Fowler has suggested a study Chimich relied on to prepare a report involved cadavers’ feet being run over by a car, and that swelling in a live person could result from other factors including age, fluid retention, and medications.
The lead RCMP investigator in the case testified Tuesday that surveillance video from the store is “inconclusive” in determining whether McCallum’s foot was run over, saying a bush may have concealed some of the visuals.
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But he says there’s enough evidence to suggest some of his allegations were false.
Sgt. Andre Johnny says the video showed the mayor walking towards the woman’s car, and then walking away with no limp whatsoever — which would not be consistent with having his foot run over.
He also testified that the video does not support McCallum’s claim the woman who opposed his plan to replace the RCMP pinned him against his vehicle with her car.
McCallum’s legal team is suggesting the woman in question had been trying to intimidate and threaten the mayor.
