Petronella McNorgan's sentencing begins today in death of girl guide
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Victim impact statements are being read in a London, Ont. courtroom Thursday for the senior convicted in the driving collision that killed an eight year old girl and injured seven members of the girl's guide group.
In April, a jury convicted Petronella McNorgan, 79, of criminal negligence causing death and seven counts of criminal negligence causing bodily harm. The sentencing process is scheduled over two days.
During the trial, the court heard that McNorgan drove her Honda CRV westbound through the intersection of Wonderland Road and Riverside Drive at high speed on the evening of Nov. 30, 2021.
The collision happened as the girl guide group headed out to a nearby park to make snow owls
The court heard that McNorgan's car travelled through the intersection, reaching speeds of 121 km/h, clipping the back bumper of a Jeep stopped at the red light. From there, her car continued through the intersection, struck a light pole, and slammed into a group of guides and their chaperones as they walked on a sidewalk.
The car eventually came to a stop in the parking lot of a park on the south side of Riverside Drive, more than 300 metres away from the initial collision.
A publication ban is in place to protect the identity of the victims, including the eight-year-old girl who was killed and the seven others who were injured.
During the three-week trial the Crown argued it was not an accident that McMorgan's Honda CRV hit the troop and she could have stopped the crash.
McNorgan, a retired teacher, testified in her own defence that she had pressed the brake pedal after the initial crash but the car failed to stop and continued to speed up.
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