Canadian woman who stopped car to help ducks faces life in jail after causing fatal crash. A Canadian woman who parked her car on a highway to help a group of ducklings on the side of the road has been found guilty of causing the deaths of a motorcyclist and his passenger daughter who slammed into her car. Emma Czornobaj was convicted by a jury on Friday on two counts of criminal negligence causing death, a charge that carries a maximum life sentence, and two counts of dangerous driving causing death, which comes with a maximum of 14 years in jail. The 25 year-old was charged in the deaths of Andre Roy, 50, and his daughter Jessie, 16. Czornobaj was prosecuted over a June 2010 incident in which two people died. Stopping her Honda Civic car on a highway in Quebec, Czornobaj, a professed animal lover, saw some ducklings on the roadside without their mother and thought she should pick them up and bring them home, she told the court. Moments later André Roy, 50, riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, slammed into her car. Both he and his daughter Jessie, 16, who was riding pillion, died in the collision. A provincial police officer told the court that Roy was driving at an estimated speed of 113 km/h to 129 km/h when he applied his brakes. The prescribed speed limit on the road is 90 km/h. Czornobaj wiped away tears as the verdict was delivered to a packed courtroom in Montreal. Quebec Superior Court Justice Eliane Perreault said the 12-member jury voted unanimously. Prosecutor Annie-Claude Chasse said the trial sent a clear message for motorists. What we hope is that a clear message is sent to society that we do not stop on the highway for animals. Its not worth it.
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 12:48:00 +0000
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