A woman who pleaded guilty two months ago to two charges of impaired driving causing death and one charge of impaired driving causing death has apologized to the family of the victim.
The case of 26 year old Marie-Michèle Benjamin was under a publication ban which was lifted by the judge on Thursday.
The evidence showed that Benjamin was driving on the wrong side of the road and at twice the posted speed limit when she struck a car driven by 60 year old Robert Albert on the l’Île Bizard bridge on March 12, 2017.
La Presse reports that during pre-sentence arguments which began Thursday, Benjamin read a letter in which she asked for forgiveness for what she described as an "unforgivable" act which showed a " lack of judgment".
The family of the victim will read a victim impact statement when the hearing resumes October 3.
The maximum penalty for impaired driving causing death is 14 years in prison.