Last Updated Thursday, March 4, 2021 5:00PM EST A 26-year-old woman who fled the scene of a Markham, Ont. crash that left a 54-year-old father of three dead last year has been sentenced to house arrest. On Thursday during a hearing held over Zoom, Justice Edward Prutschi sentenced Alexandra Forrestall to a 12-month conditional sentence, two years probation, 100 hours of community service and a three-year driving ban. In his decision, Prutschi called the circumstances of this case “a colossal tragedy” and noted that the sentence will “likely attract criticism from all quarters.” “It will undoubtedly be viewed as too lenient for those who are, entirely understandably, still shattered, broken and angry from the loss of their beloved father, husband, sibling, family member, colleague and friend,” he said.
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A hit-and run-driver who left a cyclist to die by the side of the road and then concocted an elaborate alibi has been given just a one-year sentence to be served at home.
Which makes the “punishment” for Alexandra Forrestall not all that different from the way of life for many under COVID lockdown.
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The 26-year-old Markham driver pleaded guilty earlier this year to failing to stop after an accident in a case of death. According to the agreed statement, it was 8:22 a.m. on June 15 last year and the recently-laid off early childhood educator was driving eastbound on Carlton Rd. in Unionville to her part-time babysitting job.
A 26-year-old woman who fled the scene of a Markham, Ont. crash that left a 54-year-old father of three dead last year has been sentenced to house arrest.