Truck Driver in Humboldt Bus Crash gets 8 years

BringBackSonics · Mar 22, 2019

https://globalnews.ca/news/5083904/...ng/?utm_medium=Facebook&utm_source=GlobalNews

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the semi-truck driver involved in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, has been sentenced to eight years in prison.

Melfort provincial court Judge Inez Cardinal delivered her decision Friday, determining the 30-year-old's fate after he was in a rural Saskatchewan collision that killed 16 people and injured 13 others.

Sidhu had pleaded guilty in January to 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm.

He was sentenced to eight years for each count of causing death, and five years for each count of bodily harm. The sentences are to be served concurrently.

I get the 8 years per death and 5 years for each count of bodily harm, what I find confusing is that he gets to serve it concurrently. If he would have killed 30, 50, it would have been the same?

Deckerd · Mar 22, 2019

BringBackSonics said:
https://globalnews.ca/news/5083904/...ng/?utm_medium=Facebook&utm_source=GlobalNews

I get the 8 years per death and 5 years for each count of bodily harm, what I find confusing is that he gets to serve it concurrently. If he would have killed 30, 50, it would have been the same?

If the sentence was the same then yes. You can serve sentences either consecutively or concurrently.

Indy in the Fridge · Mar 22, 2019

BringBackSonics said:
https://globalnews.ca/news/5083904/...ng/?utm_medium=Facebook&utm_source=GlobalNews

I get the 8 years per death and 5 years for each count of bodily harm, what I find confusing is that he gets to serve it concurrently. If he would have killed 30, 50, it would have been the same?

The judge had to consider the precedence involving semi truck related sentences. Nothing else could be done.

Pluto · Mar 22, 2019

BringBackSonics said:
..., what I find confusing is that he gets to serve it concurrently.

That's the difference between a proper justice system and the US where stacking sentences seems to be a contest for judges. 8 years for an accident is plenty, locking him away forever won't help anyone except those who have a lust for revenge.

Merrill · Mar 22, 2019

Honestly, still seems like too much for an accident. This is an instance where the crime is the punishment.

Just a heart breaking and awful scenario all around.

OrangeNova · Mar 22, 2019

Canada is always concurrently, I can't think of any case where it wasn't.

BringBackSonics · Mar 22, 2019

If it was a legit accident why did he get 8 years for each death he caused? Seems like there was negligence (and the article attributed to that)

BringBackSonics · Mar 22, 2019

Indy in the Fridge said:
The judge had to consider the precedence involving semi truck related sentences. Nothing else could be done.

That seems like a logical explanation

BringBackSonics · Mar 22, 2019

OrangeNova said:
Canada is always concurrently, I can't think of any case where it wasn't.

Is it? That definitely makes sense then. What about the count of 5 years for causing bodily harm? Should have been 13 total? Is there a cap or something?

Deckerd · Mar 22, 2019

OrangeNova said:
Canada is always concurrently, I can't think of any case where it wasn't.

We give out consecutive sentences as well.

Edit: there are maximum jail sentences on all criminal charges. The judge is bound to consider that when sentencing.

Phrozenflame500 · Mar 22, 2019

just depressing frankly, can't even really be happy throwing him in jail considering he wasn't distracting himself or under the influence