The man behind the wheel in a hit-and-run that claimed the life of a 19-year-old in Burnaby three years ago won’t spend any time behind bars.
Brandon Glen Lowe pleaded guilty to failing to stop at the scene of a fatal collision in March 2021 that killed Damien Seguin.
A second charge of attempting to obstruct justice was stayed, though the Crown acknowledged that Lowe “attempted to engage a friend to change the appearance of his vehicle.”
At the time, Mounties said there appeared to have been a confrontation between three vehicles, during which someone set off pepper spray.
Seguin was believed to have been in one of the vehicles, but exited when the spray was discharged, and was subsequently struck. He later died in hospital.
At a Thursday sentencing hearing, prosecutors laid out a series of aggravating factors in the case, including that he fled the scene, was driving contrary to restrictions on his licence, and the significant police investigation needed to track …