The 33-year-old former Canadian Forces soldier told the parole board he has no recollection of the collision but he accepts his guilt.
Less than 12 months into his three-year prison sentence, a Kamloops man who fled after drunkenly causing a downtown collision that killed three young Nigerians has been granted parole.
McKnight was driving drunk on Nov. 3, 2019, when his pickup truck slammed into a car at First Avenue and Battle Street. Oluwafeyisola David Adebowale, Daniel Ifeanyi Okocha and Kelvin Adeojo Oluwatosin were killed in the early-morning crash. A fourth occupant of the vehicle survived. During his parole hearing, McKnight told the board he ran from the scene because he was “too cowardly to deal with the consequences” of his actions, according to the written decision.
McKnight was discharged from the military as a result of his conviction. He worked until the day of his sentencing.
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