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Winnipeg man argues he should receive no jail time for drunk-driving crash
A Winnipeg man who crashed his car while driving drunk, seriously injuring another motorist, claims he shouldn’t go to jail for his crime.
Gordon Scully pleaded guilty Thursday to impaired driving causing bodily harm for the 2010 incident. He is now seeking a fine.
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The Crown is asking for a much stiffer sentence of six months in jail, an 18-month driving prohibition and a year of supervised probation.
Provincial court Judge Tracey Lord has reserved her decision until Aug. 10.
Scully has no previous criminal record and is otherwise a model citizen, court was told. He was driving home from a night at the bar when he slammed into the victim’s car. The female passenger suffered serious whiplash which continues to cause ongoing pain today despite months of rehabilitation.
The woman worked as a professional model but her career took a major hit because she was unable to travel long distances or fly, court was told.
Scully initially told the police following his arrest he only had consumed two beers that evening. But a blood-alcohol reading taken two hours later registered a reading of .20. Experts say that means it would have been as high as .25 – or triple the legal limit – at the time of the crash.
Scully then admitted he’d had four beers, later changing his story to eight, and ultimately admitting he lost track but that it may have been more than a dozen.
Scully’s sentencing hearing comes one day after another Manitoba judge, Ray Wyant, proclaimed the "gloves are coming off" when it comes to impaired driving cases.
Wyant ignored a joint-recommendation for a fine and sentenced a first-time offender to 14 days in jail, plus a 15-month driving ban and two years of probation.
The accused, Jesse Friesen, was arrested last summer with a blood-alcohol reading of .33. Unlike Scully, he did not injure anyone.
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