Cowardly option: Family of woman killed in Toronto hit-and-run want lengthy sentence – Toronto [Video]

The family of the 29-year-old woman who was killed in a hit-and-run in Toronto two years ago is hoping the driver responsible receives a lengthier sentence.

On Friday in an Ontario court room, the judge ruling over the sentencing of the driver who struck and killed Erin Yoxall, originally from Scotland, said she will give her sentencing in late June.

Ertug Direk, 44, who already has a lengthy criminal history and has faced firearms and drugs charges, has pleaded guilty to charges of dangerous driving causing death and fail to remain at the scene of an accident-causing death.

The tragic accident occurred in the early morning hours on April 14, 2022, in the Spadina Avenue and King Street West area.

At around 3:13 a.m., Direk left a parking garage at 621 King St. West and drove northbound on Brant Street. After making a right-hand turn, he travelled eastbound on Adelaide …