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It’s been 217 days since the driver, Ivan Russell, pleaded guilty to three counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm. On Monday, the former Oil Springs resident finally learned what his sentence would be for driving his 2001 GMC Yukon 165 kilometres per hour before crashing into a utility pole and ejecting his three friends in early March 2019.
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The Crown previously asked for a one-year jail sentence – Russell was facing a maximum of two years less a day – while defence lawyer Robert DiPietro pushed for a conditional sentence including house arrest.