An Alberta man who admitted to being under the influence of fentanyl and pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the 2022 deaths of Macy Boyce and Ethan Halford has been sentenced to seven years behind bars.
Macy Boyce and Ethan Halford were killed when the vehicle they were in was rear-ended by a vehicle driven by Richard Bell on June 17, 2022. The force of the impact pushed them into the path of an oncoming semi-trailer truck. He will be required to provide a sample of his DNA once he is in custody.Justice Brandy Shaw delivered the sentence in court on Thursday after previously saying more time would be needed.
Boyce and Halford had been dating for three years prior to the crash and are described by loved ones as"a young couple with the promise of a bright future."Boyce is survived by her parents, Andrew and Corey, along with her brother, Evan.Her family says she was an intelligent young woman looking forward to starting her fourth year at the University of Calgary, pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations.
Corey MacPherson recounted the moment she was pregnant with Boyce and watching the 9/11 terrorist attacks on television. On the last call she had with her daughter, the evening of the crash, Boyce had spoken about how excited she was to see Halford and to spend a weekend at the cabin together for the first time in months.
His son and Boyce were on their way to visit him for Father's Day weekend at his cabin, but they had yet to arrive that evening."I had extreme anxiety and thought the worst," Halford said. "The agreed statement of facts showed he was driving 197 kilometres per hour. He applied maximum braking only 1.5 seconds prior to impact. How dangerous do you have to drive to have a 'consequence' of the maximum sentence as prescribed by the law?"Kaitlin Laine is a childhood friend who grew up with Halford and reflected on the many times they spent playing games, laughing and spending holidays together at their cabin.
Laine spoke of her fear to drive on the highway because of impaired drivers and admits she's scared to cross roadways. To address pain issues, he self-medicated with Tylenol 3s and non-prescribed doses of hydromorphone and oxycodone. Bell was driving 196 to 197 kilometres per hour and did not apply any braking until 1.5 seconds prior to the collision, which slowed his Kia to 171 kilometres per hour at the point of impact with the Hyundai.
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