Belinda Mary Hainsworth was driving on Highway 4 near Whiskey Creek on March 22, 2019, when she veered into oncoming lanes, crashing into a pickup driven by Gareth Rees
A Port Alberni woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for impaired driving and causing a collision that killed a retired RCMP officer on Highway 4.
Justice Robin Baird said Hainsworth’s genuine remorse was clear throughout proceedings, but the “completely avoidable” death of Rees was an unspeakable loss. “Get help. Get sober. Become a productive member of society. That’s owed to my family, that is owed to my father. It won’t be easy, but things in life are never easy, at least the things that mean something,” said Barry Rees, who told the court his father instilled in him the importance of doing what’s right when no one is looking.
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