David Delisle sat before family members, including his two teenage sons, as a Winnipeg judge handed him a 30-month sentence on Wednesday for drinking and driving in a fatal crash in September 2012.
Delisle, 52, previously pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing death and impaired driving causing bodily harm in a crash on Sept. 9, 2012.
At the time of the crash, Delisle had refused to take a breathalyzer test or give blood samples to police.
Samantha Schlichting, a 21-year-old mother of two, died at the scene. Her passenger suffered permanent neurological injuries from the crash.
The judge said Delisle drove in the wrong direction down the Perimeter Highway for half a kilometer before the crash.
The judge also acknowledged that Delisle was reeling from the recent death of his wife at the time of the crash.
The Crown has been seeking a four-year prison sentence. Delisle’s lawyer wanted a two-year sentence plus probation.
The judge sentenced Delisle to 30 months in prison for drinking and driving causing death with an 18 month concurrent sentence for drinking and driving causing bodily harm.
