A day before the driver of a truck that killed their daughter is sentenced, the two-year old girl’s family is speaking out against the deal keeping him from having a criminal record.
William Mah will plead guilty to a lesser charge Friday.
Aoi Kazama was killed in August of 2009 when Mah’s truck hit her and her mother as they were crossing a downtown Vancouver intersection.
The lesser charge of driving without due care and attention carries a maximum fine of $ 5,000 and no criminal record.
The toddler’s aunt, Sheira Hallam-Barbieri, says Mah should still be charged with dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm.
“Before this accident, he had 16 ticketed fines and so, it is a concern that he has such a dangerous driving record. A child has lost their life and a woman has almost lost her life.”
Hallam-Barbieri says her family has been devastated by this tragedy and her brother says he misses his daughter every day.
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