Overview
- Sukhwinder Sidhu, sentenced Wednesday in Orangeville, received two and a half years in prison plus a seven-year driving ban after pleading guilty to dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm.
- Court records say his transport truck entered a clearly marked construction zone where traffic had stopped, travelling about 107 km/h in a 60 km/h area before triggering a seven-vehicle collision.
- Justice Clayton Conlan pointed to evidence that Sidhu had been working for more than 26 hours, including at least 16 hours of driving, and noted multiple prior speeding infractions as aggravating factors.
- Victims and family members delivered emotional statements, and Sidhu apologized in court, while recalling that Paul’s 10-month-old son survived with a broken leg and several others were injured.
- Alexandra Paul, a three-time Canadian championship medalist who competed at the 2014 Olympics and later trained as a lawyer, became the focus of public grief and renewed scrutiny of trucking safety, training, and hours-of-service enforcement.