Andre Lukat was sentenced to 40 months behind bars and a seven year driving ban for a crash that killed a woman and left her husband with critical injuries.
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Marcelina Perdido Agulay, 65, had just picked up her husband, Leonilo, from work when a suspected drunk driver hit their car at around 11 p.m. Tuesday, March 2 on Low Level Road, according to a report by CBC News.
Agulay died on the spot while her husband remains in critical condition.
Investigation is ongoing. Authorities believe that alcohol was a factor in the collision.
“We are currently in the midst of an investigation of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and refusal to provide samples of breath for purposes of an impaired investigation,” said Sgt. Peter DeVries in a CBC report.
Marcelina had picked up her husband, Leonilo, from work and was driving eastbound on Low Level Road when a driver believed to be intoxicated crossed the centre line and hit the couple head-on, according to North Vancouver RCMP.
The suspect driver’s car was on fire when officers arrived. The intoxicated man managed to escape before the vehicle burst into flames, and was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Leonilo remains in critical condition in hospital.
As of Friday afternoon, the GoFundMe page has raised over $29,000.
North Vancouver MLA Bowinn Ma, BC Premier John Horgan, and Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (who represents the riding of Burnaby-South) were among those who tweeted their condolences.
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