The offender, a 23-year-old international student with a G2 licence, was convicted of impaired driving causing death and dangerous driving causing death after striking and killing an off-duty police officer.
The court considered the offender's G2 licence status, which prohibited driving with any alcohol in his system, as a statutory aggravating factor under s. 320.22(g) of the Criminal Code.
Emphasizing denunciation and deterrence for impaired driving offences, the court sentenced the offender to 6 years in the penitentiary, less pre-trial custody credits, and imposed a 10-year driving prohibition.
