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Evidencstrong LeBeau drove
judge says, 'she had a wanton or reckless
(disregard' for the lives of her friends
From Page I •
I I,' noted) that she was seen
driving Ilcr ('ainaro from 'the
11111 residence near Varna
whcrc"ihc croup was leaving.
.( piling away party, • •
Ile also believed that
Lc•-itcau-s lower extremity
injuries were sustained •wheli
the.Camar n made its first
•,croon, rinpact with an
cnih:inkwent • Ott County
'1<t)ad t l '
('rttwn witnesses testified
dim/ the injuries sustained by
elie.iu. were typical Of,a
ilrtvecti such an impact and
Mat tic ti'rst impact with the
• t•nlh:lnkriierit vJriuld Jock in
her pi-+sitlt'n In the skiver's
scat
I)1 •David MacLeod.
Le Bean � tyrlhnpedit
.urgeon..te�hfit d during the
trial that the tower extremity
iodines sustained-hy. 1.cBBcau
did riot. tit the gaits ,n 'he
• would' hay, cxjit-•cted 10 ice
III the ilri\t•r i.1 the. vehicle.
118 also Iesutled that,it•is not
un,:i•nuiltm for some'hrcak's
. to he missed and could have
been missed in the other
occupants of the vehicle. •
Granger stated the .Dr.
MacLeod was ''ohvroy,sly
attempting to assist 'the
defence in this matter. In
many ways. he ccased being
a medical doctor and became
an 'advocate fin -the accused
- and. as a result. i give very
Utile weight to his evidence."
' `Several. witnesses for the
Crown also- testified to
finding LeBeau partially in
the driver's seat with her feet
entangled in the driver
footw:ell area. - - .
Evidence provided by
tojrensic scientia\ shiiwcd
that makeup and LeBeau'.
Saliva w'ere found on the,
vehicle's airbag •
"This is strong evidc.nce
that she was driving the
'('amaro when .the airbag
deployed.- saldGranger. '
• In August I9W. before the
,trial began -in September.
'LeBeau participated•in a re- -
enactment of the placement
of occupants in the Camaro..
After. the re-enactment.
i.eBeau remembered moving'
from the driver's seat to the
centre console and Atchison
driving the Camaro
"i •find it -somewhat
suspicious •that prior to
S,e.ptemhcr •I998 SaFah•
LeBeau did .not remember
—who was driving the 1905
Cohan' and after September
1998 she remembers Neal
-Atchison driving." said
Granger. FIB later added that
her. evidence is not consistent
with other. evidence.in the•
case and dne,n•t'. raise
reaseinahle Joubi-
(;ranger explained that the
basic -elements ot criminal.
negligence are actions that.
-reflect a • marked and
significant departure from the
standard and that:•the
a..t:u.ed• has a wanton or
•
reckless disregardfor the
lives -or safety of others."
LeBeau was Lound to he
driving at a rrlinimum ot 150
m/hr when rt -lett the, curve
on County Road 31 - .1 , urve•
LeBeau had teslifteJ to
knowing was a dangerous
'curve. She also testified that
she would Often reduce her
speed going around this
curve . and
notwithstanding • this
-knowledge. she drove
through the curve ata speed
of 150 km/hr." said Granger.
"...as a result. she had a
wanton or reckless disregard
for the lives or safety of Neal
Atchison. Brian Hill. Pamela
King. Mark -Webster and
Brandon Gardner." '
•
Evidence stated that
LeBeau's blood alcohol level
at the:time of the accident
•between 144 mg' of alcohol in.
100 mi. of hlorid and 175 mg
of alcohol in. 100 mL. of
'blood..Granger stated that he
was Satisfied beyond any
doubt that LeBeau•$ reaction.
time. visual acuity. ahtiity to
make decisions: vigilance.
ability to process information
and- judgement. were all
affected by her impairment.
• 'i am convinced beyond
any • . doubt - that the
impairment of the accused },y
reason of her consumption of
alcohol caused her to lose
t:ontrnt of the t.ehit:le as she
Goderich backs down on its threat
to call in restructuring commissioner
By Blake Patterson
\tt.. fn'_hii nint' the
recentiv with threats
dildo lit' a "pr'�'iylncial
. ' 11rn_ -o)mmi..ioner.
h Councs l I: decided
• :deterIts calf for
'airier and continue
:kith Goderich
til find a "local.
latrtln•' to the hi]u-hdary
,11s1stue•-bet'ween the two
inrintt'tprtlrttes. '
`li-hAt./get ef,heen the
plan to interfere %%oh
i, r.lsl,m: ‘sltjltn the county-
oth.r than the.-1,riundary
t / said \i:isnri.1)eh
fel:reacting 10 a-
: :a,h .,t. ne_aule letter..
antj •media
• ri.tr\ he re.cised in
"•Cilli. i'r j7i. ;.:,'rllrllents"at
t'Urlill flit t,
1 he threat to calla
• r,:illalonrr seem: to have
. r1 .:::\ upset the haljnce ot the
party. said Shew telt:
i1: said the ton \s anted
..'n,lnissioner to
'lua
.it the i'oun.I
dary ..ue's
1' •s. n lioderich and
•(1y,,i.: It flow nship.' but -his
• .,,r,l,S:nrs'Acre ..taken totally
;.oniekt
s,;t,rlts:-\s rife that: 1i called...I
. I`.I`.'t in.1.11 - restructuring
• ‘mn>ls.loner-.wwild lock.
the - Goderich
t.sues' and
.1 single -tier
an:n:ni ,'p the county --
.11:1111 the local
..Nieto, for lti! _ 1ti.ttls • tit
iii+uh•.thiolighout'
„owl;
♦,lit! Ali $telt.
\I .
Stolen car
recovered
1`►Stc ('hrs.der Ness,
• stolen from
. t',Intj.sltgl '-Il-u:ker•niith '
!„$$nshil'. has . been
. ti let! .1E the Upper
i apt t>i.t.11all,iIr_loLk
I-hc ". ar had heen -stolen
\s tire: Iatlrcewith a.C,ulnte
unit: Metl: tollos5111g
susi't;cts who had lett a
slt'Ie71 tettlt;le In
Iituceheld
I: sits iet:tiverd tkt 13.
Kids worth
more than
S ,000 each
From Page 1ll al ()maw•
"Olt%itiiisl\, were
rt'tltioniilg'Itlne and loud
with the 1111nistiv (ot
edut•at4in and training). Kids
.ire a lot more than 55,11110 or
No.000each." she said
Therefore. In the spirit of
cooperation >vith other
rnunicip lines. Shew felt
recommende'd the town
-dcUtr" any action mcolving -
a commissioner until:further
negotiations can take. place
with -the -Central Huron grcwp
of Clinton. Goderich
Township and Hullett.
The amalgamation plan. tlti
the .Central Huron group
concerns Goderich'hecause It
eftectu.ely freezes the town's
t!xrsung eastern' and southern
boundaries. and will not
allow for expansion+. ,
'-Conn.• Ellen Connily said,.
she hope):.. the vsillingness.of
Goderich to return:to the
discussion table will be taken
ori '•a sign of good faith-!and
encourage the. Central Huron
'group '-to -,tali( -to us •
positiYelv:"
Coun. John Grate agreed.
1
:1 think its go, ,: r A _
try to build sonic
bridges and • tr ;7, ,\ e
process forward to a j'ositive
'.mariner." he said.,
• 'It was 8et:lded letters .s.,
be sent 19 the : :)the-
muni. ipalities tn. the',_ount•.
to explain Goderich-s nevi
intentions-. -
.utcmpted tt+ i thi. towner .It
40 C5 stili ..Ite itt 'i(li..f.
said Granger -:In my \ lest
any .sir'ht impairment at
:Peed of -1'W km/hr wind,' •
and did • .in . • these
clrcumsiancCs, n I -,e
disastrous consequences
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