The offender was convicted by a jury of one count of dangerous driving causing death and five counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm after speeding through a downtown intersection and colliding with a vehicle making an illegal left turn, causing his vehicle to strike a crowd of pedestrians.
The Crown sought a six-year sentence, while the defence sought three years.
The court weighed the devastating impact on the victims, the offender's prior record, and the aggravating factors of multiple victims and driving for remuneration against mitigating factors including the offender's tragic background, the impact of anti-Black racism, and harsh pre-sentence custody conditions.
The court imposed a total sentence of four years in custody, reduced by three years of pre-sentence custody credit, leaving one year to serve, along with a ten-year driving prohibition.
