The offender pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing death and impaired driving causing bodily harm.
On September 4, 2015, the offender consumed alcohol for four hours at a restaurant, then drove at excessive speed on a busy residential road, lost control of his vehicle, and collided with another vehicle.
His passenger was killed at the scene, and the driver of the other vehicle sustained serious permanent injuries.
The offender's blood alcohol concentration was approximately three times the legal limit.
The court imposed a four-year penitentiary sentence, balancing the serious aggravating factors (high blood alcohol level, death and serious injury, reckless driving) against mitigating factors (early guilty plea, first offender, good character, genuine remorse, strong family support).
