After a night of partying and drinking, three students intheir first year at Lambton College in Toronto decided to break into and take Professor Roger Batchelor's car from the College parking lotand take it for a joy ride. Roger Batchelor had left the vehicle locked, but Rajvir knew how to hotwire a car. He had left it in the lot overnight. Ragvir and Parmeetsat at the front of the vehicle andwore seatbelts but the back seat passenger Lauradid notwear a seat belt. While they were driving on a side road to Sheppard Avenuetheysaw a fellow student (Harpreet) who flagged them down to get a ride.

The driver (Rajvir) leaned his head out ofthe window and said: "you arewelcome to join us but I should warn you thatwe are all very drunk."Concerned that the last bus had left, Harpreetgot into the back seat and Rajvir drove on rather erratically. Harpreet soon realized that apolice cruiser was following the car and, notwishing to be caught in the carwith a drunk driver, panicked, pulled open the door (while the vehicle was moving) and was hit by a passingcar. Harpreet suffered a broken pelvis and arm. The passenger without the seatbelt (Parmeet) suffered a headinjury when the carswerved off the road and hit a pole after Rajvir turned around to see what happened to Harpreet.

The police were anxious to get the two injured studentsto hospital realizing that they had serious injuries but, notwishing the others to escape, handcuffed them both tonearby railings. Theweather was very bad and Laur contracted a cold,which turned to pneumonia and when she went to emergency she became exposed to and catching COVID-19, causingher death.

Comment on the extent of responsibility under Negligence for the following parties:

Rajvir (the driver)

Parmeet (front seat passenger)

Harpeet (back seat passenger)

Laura (student that was picked up)

Roger Batchelor (Car owner)

Police