The second court date for the Alberta semi driver charged in connection with the Humboldt Broncos bus crash that killed 16 and injured 13 others consisted of a quick telephone call before it was adjourned to October.
Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, 29, was not in Melfort provincial court on Tuesday. His lawyer, Satnam Aujla, instead filed a designation to appear on his behalf. Sidhu is living in Calgary after he was released on $1,000 bail last month.
He is charged with 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm after his semi collided with a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos hockey team on April 6 north of Tisdale.
Aujla requested the adjournment, saying he needs more time to review the large amount of disclosure in the case.
The case is scheduled to be back in court on Oct. 2 for defence election, which involves the accused choosing to have his case heard at either the provincial court level or the Queen’s Bench level. Sidhu has not yet entered any pleas to his charges.