Belinda Mary Hainsworth receives a five-year prison sentence for impaired driving that led to the death of a retired RCMP officer, Gareth Rees, on Highway 4. The collision also injured Rees's wife and Hainsworth's passenger.
A Port Alberni woman, Belinda Mary Hainsworth, has been sentenced to five years in prison for impaired driving that led to a fatal collision on Highway 4 . The collision killed retired RCMP officer Gareth Rees and injured his wife and Hainsworth's passenger. The incident occurred on March 22, 2019, when Hainsworth veered into oncoming lanes, causing a crash that resulted in Rees's death.
Judge Robin Baird acknowledged Hainsworth's remorse but emphasized the preventable tragedy, expressing the profound impact on the community. The victim impact statements from Rees's family called for Hainsworth to seek help and improve herself as a gesture of remorse
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