Christakos

The accused pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing death and two offences under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

On November 24, 2016, the 23-year-old accused, while extremely intoxicated with a blood-alcohol concentration between 185-240 mg/100mL, drove a rental SUV at 188 km/h through a red light in a 60 km/h residential zone and struck a stationary vehicle, killing the 60-year-old driver.

The accused also fraudulently obtained a work permit and attempted to establish a business while on a student visa.

The court imposed a sentence of six years for impaired driving causing death, plus one year consecutive for the immigration offence under section 122, and one year concurrent for the offence under section 127, with a 10-year driving prohibition.

The accused was charged with break and enter contrary to section 348(1)(a) of the Criminal Code, possession of break-in instruments contrary to section 351(1) of the Criminal Code, and entering upon land of Canadian National Railway contrary to section 26.1 of the Railway Safety Act.

Police conducted surveillance of two suspects on bicycles in the early morning hours of January 16, 2016, in London, Ontario.

The suspects were observed engaging in suspicious behaviour, then lost sight of briefly before officers followed their tracks to a commercial property where a freshly cut hole in the fence and broken window indicated a break and enter in progress.

The suspects fled the scene and were arrested approximately one hour later.

Break-in instruments were recovered from bags found at the scene.

The court found the Crown proved all charges beyond a reasonable doubt through eyewitness identification, physical evidence, and circumstantial evidence.