The offender pleaded guilty to four counts of impaired driving causing death and two counts of impaired driving causing bodily harm after running a stop sign at excessive speed with a blood alcohol concentration nearly three times the legal limit.
The collision killed three young children and their grandfather, and injured two other family members.
The court weighed the offender's early guilty plea, lack of criminal record, and good character against the extreme gravity of the offence and high moral blameworthiness.
Emphasizing denunciation and general deterrence, the court imposed a total sentence of 10 years' imprisonment and a 12-year driving prohibition.
