Impaired driver sentenced to 7 years after double-fatal Cambridge crash [Video]

A man who killed two people in a drunk driving crash was sentenced Friday to seven years behind bars.

The collision happened in Cambridge on May 12, 2022

Justin Maurice, who was then 21-years-old, was driving north on Hespeler Road when his Hyundai collided with the side of a Toyota going southbound.

The Toyota rolled over, killing 51-year-old Randy Turenne of Cambridge.

Maurice’s co-worker, 30-year-old Alexander Brown of Pickering, was also killed. He had been sitting beside Maurice in the Hyundai’s passenger seat.

Maurice was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Months later, he was charged with two counts of dangerous driving causing death and two counts of impaired operation causing death.

He pleaded guilty to those charges.

Victim impact statements read after deadly crash

Maurice’s sentencing

Court heard that Maurice had been driving more than double the speed limit and going 164 km/h in a 60 km/h zone. At the moment of impact with Turenne’s vehicle, Maurice was going 148 km/h.

“Mr. Maurice was driving at an exceptionally excessive speed, …