In a letter to Mayor David Miller, the former minister says not guilty of charges of dangerous driving and criminal negligence causing death against him. But finally decides to resign so as not to be a thorn in the new agency..
Michal Bryant had left his post as Minister of Economic Development Ontario in May, involved in negotiations with U.S. automakers, to accept this position at the municipal agency responsible for attracting investors in the Queen City. He was also Attorney General of Ontario and Minister of Amerindian Affairs, the McGuinty government.
According to the CBC, the police investigation trying to determine what role the cyclist was able to play in his own death. Toronto police seeking to know more precisely if the cyclist or Bryant grabbed the steering wheel. In other words: Michael Bryant said he used his vehicle as a weapon or has he defended against an aggressive cyclist
Less than an hour before his death, he would be knocked on the door of his ex-girlfriend. Their relationship was sometimes tense, according to Ron Berard, a friend of the victim, who says he often had to step in and help Mr. Sheppard to manage his anger.
The ex-girlfriend of the victim, Misty Bailey, said that the cyclist had not been drinking for seven days, but he seemed drunk on the night of his death. Police called to the scene spoke with Darcy Allan Sheppard, then let him go by bike.