Savreet Chuckal

The young person pleaded guilty to 10 counts of reckless discharge of a firearm and one count of accessory after the fact to reckless discharge of a firearm.

The Crown and defence jointly submitted a maximum three-year youth sentence, but disagreed on whether the young person should receive credit for presentence custody.

The court considered the young person's personal circumstances, including diagnoses of PTSD and ADHD, and his commendable progress in custody.

The court accepted the joint submission and exercised its discretion to award six months' credit for the 24 months spent in presentence custody, resulting in a remaining sentence of 20 months' custody and 10 months of community supervision.

The accused was charged with three counts of dangerous driving causing death after driving a dump truck through a red light and striking another vehicle.

The Crown's accident reconstruction expert initially opined that driver error was the sole cause, but conceded in cross-examination that sun glare, flashing emergency lights, and another vehicle in the accused's blind spot could have been contributing distractions.

The court found that while the actus reus was established, the Crown failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused's actions constituted a marked departure from the standard of care of a reasonably prudent driver in the circumstances.

The charges were dismissed.