Truck Driver Faces Jail for Fatal Crash

0:00It's April 20th, from your city to your ears. This is Canada News Today, powered by AI. A truck driver in Quebec faces a push for serious jail time after causing a deadly crash that killed a nine-year-old girl and left her twin sister. With lifelong injuries, Danny Lesser pleaded guilty back on February 27th to three counts of dangerous driving. The collision happened on July 15th, 2022, in St. Rock, DeLachigan, when his trucks slammed into the family's Honda Accord at Anne's intersection. Prosecutors are calling for 42-month prison sentence, pointing to the total devastation from Lesser's failure to stop. His lawyer admits he didn't speed or run a light, but stresses the guy barrel through without slowing down, as caught on nearby surveillance video. The family's grandmother, Lady Baron Court, saying the crash destroyed their world, on DeLachigan forever, Lunabella facing a lifetime of pain. Meanwhile, Lesser's side paints him as a broken man from a tight-knit community, coaching kids before this, now shunned and struggling financially.

1:03Defense wants him serving time in the community instead, highlighting his daily torment and deep regret. He even questioned if he deserves to live. After taking a life, Judge Bruno LeClaire will drop his ruling by late May, weighing prison bars against community steps in this heartbreaking case.