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submitted 13 hours ago by CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

Syrian refugee Mouhamad Al Jalmoud killed two and severely injured after failing to stop at a red light in Hamilton, Ont.

Guy didn't even have a valid Canadian Drivers License.

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[-] CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca 0 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

He failed to stop at a red light and killed two while he was trying to evade the police.

"The review board heard police spotted the Ford Escape “swerving in and out of lanes and repeatedly increasing/decreasing the rate of speed” before the deadly crash, said the March 19 decision.

Al Jalmoud stopped for a red light at an intersection and failed to go when the light turned green, said the decision.

“The police officers at this time got out of their unmarked (white minivan), in uniform, to check on the driver based on their concerns that he might be distracted or impaired. As the police officers stepped out of their vehicle Mr. Al Jalmoud took off in the Escape. He kept heading north and failed to stop for another red light, colliding with the Hyundai.

The impact caused the Hyundai “to spin out of control,” said the decision.

John Wignall was ejected out of the rear window of the Hyundai and into a building. He died at the scene just after 11 p.m. Paramedics took Ryan Valentim, the other Hyundai passenger, to hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

The Hyundai’s driver, Hardick Patel, was taken to hospital with “very serious” injuries.

Immediately after the crash, Al Jalmoud “took off on foot leaving the scene."

Then, a "jury found Al Jalmoud “guilty of two counts of dangerous driving causing death and one count of dangerous driving causing bodily harm,” said the review board." and he was sentenced to over 3 years prison.

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