A truck driver guilty of having fled after a collision that killed a young Mexican and injured three members of his family, in Brossard, will not escape prison and the relatives of the victims hope for the heaviest possible sentence.
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“He must face the worst consequences … If I do not have peace, I do not understand that he can have it”, said Tuesday in a letter read to the court the father-in-law of Ariel Rodrigo Garcia Ramos, the 21-year-old who died as a result of this serious collision.
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Cameras show that the car was struck from behind to be thrown against a lamppost.
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The Crown has demanded 18 months in prison for accused Harmandeep Singh, a 26-year-old Ontarian who committed a fatal escape on Highway 30 on August 3, 2017, in Brossard.
That night, Singh was behind the wheel of a heavy truck when he crashed into the car driven by a Mexican family, propelling it against a lamppost which collapsed on the vehicle, instantly killing Mr. Garcia Ramos.
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The Chevrolet Cavalier of the victims was heavily damaged.
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Her younger brother Saul, their mother Paula Sandra Ramos, and her partner, Tulio Galindo, were all seriously injured.
Except after the collision, Singh fled. And when he was finally identified, he had returned to India, his homeland.
However, he returned of his own accord to stand trial last January, and was convicted of a hit and run causing death and injury in June.
Pain
For those close to Mr. Garcia Ramos, Singh must pay for his crime, given the suffering they have been living for three years, and which is far from diminishing.
“It’s the biggest nightmare of my life,” said Alicia Galindo, the deceased’s aunt, at the Longueuil courthouse. We’re in an emotional prison. “
The mother of the deceased, who was injured, concurred.
“They say time will do things, but not here,” she wrote in a letter read to the court. There is a feeling of helplessness … The loss of Ariel continues to affect our greatly affected family. “
