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A Mississauga man charged with careless driving in a crash that nearly killed an elderly pedestrian and left him with permanent injuries has avoided jail by pleading guilty to a lesser charge.4 Y8 m, Y4 z6 \ ^ e* D0 [( _' K
Samuel Blennerhassett, 76, who is confined to a wheelchair as a result of multiple fractures and broken bones sustained from the collision back on July 23, 2009, is expected to be in a Mississauga courtroom on Burnhamthorpe Rd. W. tomorrow as the man who caused his injuries gets sentenced.
% w2 {1 D$ e2 r! D' J. x2 q8 OBlennerhassett's daughter and wife will accompany him to court. Both women will give victim impact statements prior to sentencing.
7 \' a1 W! ~! kParthapratim Nath, 48, was initially charged with careless driving under the Highway Traffic Act and faced a potential jail term of six months if convicted.( C" M8 o4 I3 x W( X
Instead, Nath pleaded guilty making an unsafe turn, according to Peel Regional Police.
: I* s' v+ e4 ^ F" m4 N$ rThe maximum penalty is now a $1,000 fine.
! B# r3 I: D5 |Blennerhassett remained in critical condition at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto for weeks following the crash at Cawthra and Breckenridge Rds./ ^' G) m \) [$ t
He was struck by a northbound 2009 Honda Civic while crossing Cawthra Rd. at 8:45 a.m. He was walking his dog at the time, Peel Regional Police said. The impact of the crash caused him to flip over the Honda and be thrown several metres.
& h/ ]3 f; v8 T$ f" R/ ]; x0 SNath stopped at the scene and was later interviewed by police.
' P4 P5 n6 u" F, a/ BSenior injured. Parthapratim Nath, 48, of Mississauga, was driving this Honda Civic when he struck an elderly man two years ago near Cawthra Rd. and Bloor St. File photo |
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