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04-02-10, 06:26 AM
For a hit and run causing death. wow
http://www.lfpress.com/news/canada/2010/04/01/13445261-qmi.html (http://two%20years%20for%20hit%20and%20run%20causing%20death)
EDMONTON - A Duffield, Alta. man who fatally struck a cyclist, fled, and later dismantled parts of his damaged pickup truck was handed a two-year sentence Thursday for leaving the scene.
Casey Meads, 23, was also handed a three-month sentence, to be served concurrently, for obstruction of a peace officer. He must provide a sample of his DNA and is subject to a three-year driving prohibition upon his release.
Meads, who had pleaded guilty to the charges in January, was expressionless as he was led away in handcuffs, while members of his family hugged and wept in the courtroom.
Judge Larry Anderson said “there was no rational foundation” for Meads to believe he had hit a deer, and that he “could have easily found out” that he had hit a cyclist.
Anderson said Meads was young, had a good work history, support of friends and family, and no prior convictions.
However, Anderson considered numerous aggravating factors including Meads’ poor driving record, his involvement in a fatal collision that took place in an isolated area, that he had been drinking that night, that he had spun “a web of lies” to suppress his involvement with the collision.
Meads had also driven off and “left someone to die,” said Anderson.
“The public needs to know that fleeing the scene makes matters worse,” Anderson said.
According to an agreed statement of facts, Meads went out to a birthday supper with friends on Sept. 14, 2007, and later partied at a nightclub until about 1:30 a.m.
Meads and his friends took a taxi to a west-end Edmonton home where he was invited to stay after a night of drinking.
Meads left around 2:30 a.m., and struck cyclist William Korol, 38, sending him flying about 25 metres into the ditch.
The truck didn’t stop, dragging the bike 100 to 150 metres until bike parts and debris were strewn all over the road.
Meads said he thought he had hit a deer but couldn’t see anything as the airbag had been deployed and was blocking his view.
A day later, Meads began to take apart his pickup, putting the pieces in his father’s truck to take to the dump. Meanwhile, a witness discovered Korol’s body in the ditch and phoned police.
Meads’ father Ronald Earl Meads, 66, had been fined $1,150 in September after pleading guilty to obstructing a peace officer for lying to investigators about the location of the disassembled pickup truck parts.
I'm speechless
http://www.lfpress.com/news/canada/2010/04/01/13445261-qmi.html (http://two%20years%20for%20hit%20and%20run%20causing%20death)
EDMONTON - A Duffield, Alta. man who fatally struck a cyclist, fled, and later dismantled parts of his damaged pickup truck was handed a two-year sentence Thursday for leaving the scene.
Casey Meads, 23, was also handed a three-month sentence, to be served concurrently, for obstruction of a peace officer. He must provide a sample of his DNA and is subject to a three-year driving prohibition upon his release.
Meads, who had pleaded guilty to the charges in January, was expressionless as he was led away in handcuffs, while members of his family hugged and wept in the courtroom.
Judge Larry Anderson said “there was no rational foundation” for Meads to believe he had hit a deer, and that he “could have easily found out” that he had hit a cyclist.
Anderson said Meads was young, had a good work history, support of friends and family, and no prior convictions.
However, Anderson considered numerous aggravating factors including Meads’ poor driving record, his involvement in a fatal collision that took place in an isolated area, that he had been drinking that night, that he had spun “a web of lies” to suppress his involvement with the collision.
Meads had also driven off and “left someone to die,” said Anderson.
“The public needs to know that fleeing the scene makes matters worse,” Anderson said.
According to an agreed statement of facts, Meads went out to a birthday supper with friends on Sept. 14, 2007, and later partied at a nightclub until about 1:30 a.m.
Meads and his friends took a taxi to a west-end Edmonton home where he was invited to stay after a night of drinking.
Meads left around 2:30 a.m., and struck cyclist William Korol, 38, sending him flying about 25 metres into the ditch.
The truck didn’t stop, dragging the bike 100 to 150 metres until bike parts and debris were strewn all over the road.
Meads said he thought he had hit a deer but couldn’t see anything as the airbag had been deployed and was blocking his view.
A day later, Meads began to take apart his pickup, putting the pieces in his father’s truck to take to the dump. Meanwhile, a witness discovered Korol’s body in the ditch and phoned police.
Meads’ father Ronald Earl Meads, 66, had been fined $1,150 in September after pleading guilty to obstructing a peace officer for lying to investigators about the location of the disassembled pickup truck parts.
I'm speechless