JUST IN: Truck driver in fatal Humboldt Broncos crash sentenced to eight years
Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the driver of the truck that collided with the bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos hockey team arrives with his lawyers Mark Brayford, left, and Glen Luther, right, for closing arguments at his sentencing hearing on Jan. 31, 2019 in Melfort, Sask.
Judge Inez Cardinal told court in Melfort, Sask., that she approached the sentence knowing"nothing can turn back the clock."Jaskirat Singh Sidhu is taken out of the Kerry Vickar Centre by the RCMP following his sentencing for the Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Melfort, Sask., on March, 22, 2019. 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.
"Families have been torn apart because of the loss," Cardinal said."They are prone to depression, anxiety or outbursts." Sidhu's lawyers had said he was remorseful and is likely to face deportation to his home country of India after he serves time.She also spoke of Sidhu's actions in the moments before the crash.
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