A 23-year-old charged with three counts of impaired driving causing death, will serve a two year plus a day prison sentence, followed by a three year driving ban after her release.
Haley Watson pleaded guilty to the charges that followed the 2024 incident that claimed the lives of three young men, Jackson Freeman, Gavin Murray and Brady Tardif.
Court documents stated Watson was under the influence of alcohol and driving recklessly, when she lost control of her vehicle, drove down an embankment and struck a pole, killing all three passengers.
Watson was traveling over double the speed limit at 118 km/h, while her blood alcohol content was also over double the legal limit, which for her was zero.
Since Watson had only a novice drivers license at the time of the crash she was prohibited from consuming any alcohol while operating a motor vehicle.
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