B.C. father sentenced in crash that killed son [Video]

A B.C. man who crashed his car when he was high on meth, causing the death of his seven-year-old son and injuring his two other children and their mother, has been sentenced to six years in prison and banned from driving for 35 years.

Matthew Darlington pleaded guilty one count of driving while under the influence of methamphetamine causing death in the 2021 crash, where his vehicle hit a tree on the side of the highway near Sooke. He told the court he has no memory of the crash.

The sentence was handed down in a Colwood court on Tuesday, with the judge describing Darlington as a repeat offender who “simply refuses to obey the law” and someone who should “never again drive a motor vehicle.”

Darlington’s criminal record “includes convictions for acts of violence and threats of violence” as well as a long history of driving offences, according to the decision.

Between 2011 and 2019, Darlington was convicted seven …