Lawyer convicted in impaired hit and run that killed Edmonton teen being released
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'If Chloe's death is going to amount to anything, I would like to see a change in sentencing and how society views impaired driving,' Michael said.
On Friday, Shane Stevenson, the lawyer who hit 16-year-old Chloe Wiwchar with his truck and left the Edmonton scene in April 2018, is being released from custody.
The fatal collision happened as Chloe was walking home in a marked crosswalk at Kingsway and Tower Road.
Multiple vehicles stopped to let her cross, but Stevenson drove through the crosswalk, hit Chloe and kept going, fleeing the scene.
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An off-duty police officer who witnessed the crime gave chase, eventually arresting Stevenson.
Court heard that Stevenson’s blood alcohol content was 0.17, nearly double the legal limit of 0.08.
After pleading guilty to impaired driving causing death, Stevenson was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison.
“That’s not equivalent to the loss of human life and for what victims and their families are going through in this traumatic process,” Chloe’s mom Holly Lucier said.
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