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Judge gives lenient sentence so trucker can dodge deportation after fatal Ontario crash

Deportation would be a disproportionate result to the crime which this sentencing hearing is addressing,’ said the judge

A Thunder Bay judge has issued an absolute discharge so an Indian trucker who pleaded guilty to dangerous driving in a fatal crash can avoid deportation.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice heard Ajitpal Singh was driving too close behind another truck that lost control and jackknifed on Highway 102 in December 2021, killing the driver of a truck heading in the opposite direction, and severely injuring a passenger.

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