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During a high court trial in Windsor, the case killed two people on the lakeshore in 2022, with the defendant and his attorney appearing in front of an Ontario court judge across the street and signing a plea.
Lovepreet Singh, 29, pleaded guilty to one careless driving charge, resulting in the death of the Highway Traffic Act.
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Acting deputy Bryan Pillon told Stars: “It’s a little weird, and not very strange – he’s effectively responsible for what happened that day.”
Singh had five days of trial before Supreme Court Justice Bruce Thomas. Late Friday afternoon, the judge was told that a resolution had been reached in the lower court.
A sentencing hearing is scheduled to be held on June 12 before Ontario Court Judge Daniel Topp.
Singh was charged with two counts of dangerous action, resulting in death, resulting in the September 23, 2022 crash, killing two people – Mississauga, 55-year-old Syed Mehdi Mehdi Mehdi Hussein Bokhari, 55, and Calgary, Syeda Samina Samina Sudhra Bokhari, 62-year-old.
The test began on April 7, and the collision shocked the dashboard on the eastbound lane of No. 27 County Road around 7:24 pm. The crash occurred in a highway construction area where three lanes merged into one lane, and video used as trial evidence to show a truck entering the back of several slowly moving vehicles in front.
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The vehicles involved in the collision include a 2019 white Freightliner tractor with a connected white utility trailer; the 2022 white Toyota Corolla; and the 2016 Black Subaru Legacy. Both were dead – siblings who traveled from Windsor to Toronto and residents of Toyota – were pronounced dead at the scene.
The truck driver Singh was taken to the hospital and suffered life-threatening injuries. The crew of Subaru Heritage – also a family member of the victim who traveled to Toronto – received minor injuries at the scene.
“We believe justice has been served,” Piron said.
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He said there will be no verdict in the royal family and defense at the June hearing. He said a pre-sentence report is being prepared for the offenders and a victim impact statement is expected to be introduced.
Piron told Stars that he expected Singh to be sentenced to jail, with a probation order and a driving suspension.
dschmidt@postmedia.com
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