Le chauffeur responsable de l'accident des Broncos de Humboldt reçoit sa sentence!

Le chauffeur de camion responsable de la tragédie qui a tuée la majeure partie de l'équipe de hockey des Broncos de Humboldt dans un accident impliquant leur autobus a reçu sa sentence aujourd'hui.

16 personnes sont mortes et 13 autres ont été blessées, dont certains paralysés à vie.

Éprouvant de profonds remords, Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, qui avait d'emblée plaidé coupable aux accusations de conduite dangereuse ayant causé la mort pour ainsi éviter un long et pénible procès a été aujourd'hui condamné à 8 ans de prison.

La couronne réclamait initialement une peine de 10 ans de prison pour sa distraction au volant qui s'est avérée fatale.

Le juge a ajouté qu'il s'agissait d'une dure sentence mais que l'accusé ne méritait pas la sentence maximale de 14 ans prévue.

Quelle triste histoire qui connait aujourd'hui son dénouement.

Plus de détails suivront. [pub]

"BREAKING: Judge sentences Jaskirat Singh Sidhu to concurrent sentence of 8 years for 29 counts of dangerous driving in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. 'Seconds matter. Attention to the road matters.... Somehow we must stop this carnage on our highways.'"

"Judge said a strong sentence was warranted but Sidhu's guilty plea and other mitigating factors meant he did not merit the maximum 14-year sentence. Some families crying, others hugging after court adjourns. Some walk out; others still staring at Judge Cardinal’s now-empty seat."

"MELFORT, Sask. – A truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos crash has been sentenced to eight years in prison.

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu of Calgary had pleaded guilty earlier this year to 29 counts of dangerous driving.

Judge Inez Cardinal told court in Melfort, Sask., that Sidhu’s remorse and guilty plea were mitigating factors, but she had to consider the number of people who died or were severely injured and face lifelong challenges.

Sidhu barrelled through a stop sign and into the path of the junior hockey team’s bus at a rural Saskatchewan intersection last April.

Sixteen people were killed and 13 were injured.

The Crown wanted the 30-year-old Sidhu to be sent to prison for 10 years, while the defence said other cases suggested a range of 1 1/2 to 4 1/2 years."