Jairus-Paul Covacha Sacramento, 24, was sentenced to 30 days' jail and a one-year driving ban for a Feb. 11 incident that saw him speed off in his Mercedes after hitting a Burnaby RCMP officer who had tried to pull him over for speeding.
A 24-year-old man who hit a Burnaby Mountie with his car during a traffic stop and then sped off – all while under house arrest for a North Vancouver sexual assault – will stay in jail for a while longer.
The charges relate to an incident on Royal Oak Avenue near Deer Lake Parkway at about 3:35 p.m. on Feb. 11, according to agreed facts presented in court. The vehicle slowed down but then made "a sort of last-minute maneuver" in the right lane where the side mirror made contact with the officer's forearm, according to Crown prosecutor Heather Burley, who read out the facts in court.The Mercedes was intercepted by police at Kensington Avenue and Canada Way a short time later, and Sacramento was arrested.
That conditional sentence order was terminated after his Feb. 11 arrest, and Sacramento has been in custody ever since.She said Sacramento's criminal record, with the sexual assault conviction, and his driving record, with eight offences between 2018 and 2023, were aggravating factors in the case, as was the fact he was violating his house arrest at the time of the incident.
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