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Canadian woman jailed after stopping car for ducks and causing two deaths | Canadian woman jailed after stopping car for ducks and causing two deaths |
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A woman in Canada has been jailed for 90 days for causing the deaths of two people when she stopped her car on the side of highway to help a group of ducks cross the road. | A woman in Canada has been jailed for 90 days for causing the deaths of two people when she stopped her car on the side of highway to help a group of ducks cross the road. |
Emma Czornobaj, 25, was also given 240 hours community service and a 10-year driving ban as she heard her sentence in Quebec’s Superior Court in Montreal on Thursday. | Emma Czornobaj, 25, was also given 240 hours community service and a 10-year driving ban as she heard her sentence in Quebec’s Superior Court in Montreal on Thursday. |
Earlier this year, Czornobaj was convicted on two counts of criminal negligence and two counts of dangerous driving after causing the deaths of Andre Roy, 50, and his 16 –year-old daughter Jessie. | Earlier this year, Czornobaj was convicted on two counts of criminal negligence and two counts of dangerous driving after causing the deaths of Andre Roy, 50, and his 16 –year-old daughter Jessie. |
In June 2010, Czornobaj had stopped her car on the side of a provincial highway to the south of the city when she saw a group of small ducks trying to cross the road. The self-proclaimed animal lover told the court that she did not see the ducklings' mother anywhere and planned to take them home. | In June 2010, Czornobaj had stopped her car on the side of a provincial highway to the south of the city when she saw a group of small ducks trying to cross the road. The self-proclaimed animal lover told the court that she did not see the ducklings' mother anywhere and planned to take them home. |
Roy and his daughter Jessie were riding behind Czornobaj but were unable to brake in time and collided with the stationary vehicle. | |
Both died shortly afterwards. | Both died shortly afterwards. |
The prosecution was asking for a nine-month prison sentence, 240 hours community service and a five-year driving ban. | The prosecution was asking for a nine-month prison sentence, 240 hours community service and a five-year driving ban. |
The defence argued that as this was Czornobaj's first offence, there was no “criminal intent” and 240 hours community service was enough. | The defence argued that as this was Czornobaj's first offence, there was no “criminal intent” and 240 hours community service was enough. |
She will now serve her 90 days imprisonment intermittently over weekends. | She will now serve her 90 days imprisonment intermittently over weekends. |
According to the wife and mother of the two victims, she was pleased with the sentence handed out and said that the family could finally move on. | According to the wife and mother of the two victims, she was pleased with the sentence handed out and said that the family could finally move on. |
She said: “This will help us go on with our lives with a positive attitude, rather than a negative attitude.” | She said: “This will help us go on with our lives with a positive attitude, rather than a negative attitude.” |
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