April 25, 2024

Road Rage in Burnaby

Burnaby RCMP are asking for public help in finding more witnesses to a road rage incident that sent an elderly man to hospital. Police say the assault took place at 8:30 last night near the intersection of Lougheed Highway and Gilmore Avenue. The driver of a silver Toyota Echo was tailgating a beige sedan and continously honking his horn. Just … [Read more...]

Man convicted in 2008 Langley road rage death to be sentenced Thursday

The family of a 21-year-old man mowed down and killed in 2008 is set to finally get some closure Thursday. Forty-three-year-old Brent Parent was found guilty earlier this year of several charges, including criminal negligence causing death, in a case of road rage. A B.C. Supreme Court judge found he had deliberately swerved his truck one night in … [Read more...]

Crown calls for eight year sentence in road rage case

The Crown is calling for eight years in prison for a man found guilty in connection with a road rage crash that killed a 21 year old. The Crown says a fit and proper sentence for Brent Parent would be eight years plus a driving prohibition not less than 15 years. Parent was found guilty of several charges including criminal negligence causing … [Read more...]

A grieving daughter’s rage

Varinder Badh confronted the man accused of causing the hit-and-run death of her parents in July 2008 at the Surrey Provincial Court yesterday. Badh shouted at Ravinder Singh Binning, 29, in the hallway of the courthouse, calling him a coward and reminding him of her family’s grief. Binning is alleged to have been driving the car that killed … [Read more...]

Supporters Rage after Hodson gets his Sentence

A heated scene outside Vancouver provincial court as family members of a disgraced ex-cop clashed with reporters. This after Peter Dodson was handed a three year sentence to be served in federal prison for drug trafficking and two counts of breach of trust. Hodson pleaded guilty November to using a drug addict to deal marijuana on the downtown … [Read more...]