Overview
- Ethan Lehouillier was sentenced Monday in Toronto to eight years in prison, with credit leaving about six years and five months to serve.
- Justice Kimberley Crosbie also ordered a 20-year driving prohibition, with Ontario’s transportation ministry to decide any future licence reinstatement.
- Lehouillier, then 19, pleaded guilty in December to six impaired-driving counts after a May 18, 2025 crash that killed Ramone, Jace and Mya Laviña and injured three others.
- Court records say he drove near 170 km/h, ran a red light, hit a median, launched into the air, and struck the family’s stopped van while over twice the legal alcohol limit.
- The sentence followed wrenching victim statements and submissions seeking 6 to 10 years, highlighting the court’s message that drunk driving is preventable and draws severe penalties.