Calgary businessman John Torode avoided jail time and said he 'regrets' driving impaired as he pleaded guilty in court Wednesday to one count of impaired driving causing bodily harm, against two victims in a head-on crash south of Calgary in June 2020.
Calgary businessman John Torode avoided jail time and said he"regrets" driving impaired as he pleaded guilty in court Wednesday to one count of impaired driving causing bodily harm, against two victims in a head-on crash south of Calgary in June 2020.
For the remaining nine months, he will have a curfew with the condition he not drink in public places.When it is complete, he also faces a three-year driving ban.According to an agreed statement of facts, on June 12, 2020 at 12:25 a.m. a black Jaguar operated by Torode at an undetermined speed was driving north in the southbound lanes of Highway 2 near Dunbow Road, south of the city.
Court documents show no physical evidence at the crash scene suggested Torode made any effort to brake or avoid the collision, which was supported by dash-cam video from the minivan he collided with.Based on the collision, the admission of consumption, slurred speech and overall confusion, Torode was arrested for impaired operation of a motor vehicle before he was transported to hospital.
Passenger Chantal Savard has 18 screws and four metal plates in her pelvic area, her life forever altered by the June 2020 crash.On Jan. 31, 2023, court heard Torode and a friend had been at a restaurant for dinner on June 11, 2020, and had joined two women at a table.
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