Alberta man sentenced to 7 years for 2022 impaired driving crash that killed young couple
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An Alberta man who admitted to being under the influence of fentanyl and pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the 2022 deaths of Macy Boyce and Ethan Halford has been sentenced to seven years behind bars.
An Alberta man who admitted to being under the influence of fentanyl and pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the 2022 deaths of Macy Boyce and Ethan Halford has been sentenced to seven years behind bars.
Richard Bell will also receive a six-year ban on driving following the completion of his sentence.
He will be required to provide a sample of his DNA once he is in custody.
An order is also in place prohibiting his possession of any type of firearms/ammunition for life.
Justice Brandy Shaw delivered the sentence in court on Thursday after previously saying more time would be needed.
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According to an agreed statement of facts, 43-year-old Bell of Elnora was driving at speeds of nearly 200 kilometres per hour while under the influence on June 17 when his vehicle rear-ended the car Boyce and Halford were in on Highway 21, just north of Trochu, Alta.