A B.C. driver who caused a deadly crash then beat up the victim’s son for trying to call 911 has been sentenced to two years in prison.
Surrey provincial court heard Allan Simpson Wood was going about 91 kilometre per hour – almost double the speed limit – when he plowed his pickup truck into Bryan McCron’s car in Surrey on July 19, 2010.
After the collision, Wood got out of his truck and punched McCron’s 17-year-old son in the stomach for calling an ambulance to care for his father, who was bloody and dying before his eyes.
Wood pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death and assault last month, and was handed his sentence Monday afternoon. The judge also gave him a five-year driving ban.
McCron’s son Connor spoke to reporters outside the courthouse and described Wood’s lack of remorse after the crash as “just sickening.”
“That one just kills me. Just no remorse for my dad at all or for me trying to help my dad out,” he said.
The deceased’s sister Vicki Macri said she’s hopeful that the sentence, which was at the top end of what Crown requested, would send a message about driving responsibly.
“It’s not going to bring Bryan back but maybe people out there will learn a lesson,” Macri said.
The tragic crash took place in the early morning hours on Colebrook Road, where McCron was delivering newspapers as his son slept in the back seat.
The judge said Wood, who was driving without a license, showed reckless disregard for the lives of others, and highlighted the defendant’s poor track record behind the wheel.
There was also evidence Wood had been drinking, but he wasn’t charged with impaired driving.
Wood’s lawyer Matthew Nathanson said his client was expecting jail time and accepted Monday’s sentence.
With a report from CTV British Columbia’s Scott Roberts
