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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.
0 w4 z4 {( ?7 ^3 U% tSamuel 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.
3 V) { C7 S0 c2 q/ EBlennerhassett's daughter and wife will accompany him to court. Both women will give victim impact statements prior to sentencing.1 l- N/ j! K) |+ }
Parthapratim Nath, 48, was initially charged with careless driving under the Highway Traffic Act and faced a potential jail term of six months if convicted.9 x0 p6 J( ]. ^. b7 I% L7 n
Instead, Nath pleaded guilty making an unsafe turn, according to Peel Regional Police. 0 _5 w; h1 {% v
The maximum penalty is now a $1,000 fine.- S4 B* L8 P9 g; q
Blennerhassett remained in critical condition at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto for weeks following the crash at Cawthra and Breckenridge Rds.* H: M" }) `+ d$ _; ~+ \( }2 `
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.0 Q: t) G; B7 c' N7 c
Nath stopped at the scene and was later interviewed by police.& S, ^1 i4 C8 ~$ ^
Senior 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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