Re: "Driver shoots up, dies," Oct. 8.

Will someone please help me to get my head around the incident in which David Smelts died?

In his 20s, Smelts knowingly and deliberately flouted the criminal laws of Canada, laws under which the possession and recreational use of cocaine is prohibited. Predictably becoming addicted, he continued flouting our criminal laws until his death at the age of 45 years.

On Friday, while seriously jeopardizing public safety by driving a vehicle in the wrong direction on the Trans-Canada Highway, he crashed into a concrete barrier. Still seated in his damaged vehicle, he injected himself with cocaine, then threatened police officers who had come to his assistance.

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