A 16-year-old youth intentionally drove a stolen pickup truck the wrong way on Highway 401 at high speed, intending to commit suicide by colliding with a transport truck.
Instead, he collided head-on with a vehicle driven by a 30-year-old man, killing his 30-year-old fiancée and seriously injuring him.
The youth pleaded guilty to manslaughter, criminal negligence causing bodily harm, and taking a motor vehicle without consent.
The Crown sought an adult sentence of four and a half years.
The court found that while the youth's moral culpability was high due to the planning, premeditation, and recklessness involved, a youth sentence of three years Intensive Rehabilitative Custody and Supervision was sufficient to hold him accountable while promoting rehabilitation and reintegration.
