Petronella McNorgan has been found guilty of one count of criminal negligence causing death and seven counts of criminal negligence causing bodily harm.
The 78-year-old woman showed little to no emotion in a London court room as the verdict was being read on Friday.
McNorgan had pleaded not guilty to the charges in relation to the death of an 8-year-old girl in November 2021.
Court heard on Nov. 30, 2021, the Honda CRV McNorgan was driving collided into a group of Girl Guides who were walking along Riverside Drive, west Wonderland Road, in London, Ont.
An 8-year-old girl was killed and seven others were injured in the crash.
“It’s been awful for everybody involved,” said Kelli Norton, a Girl Guide leader present the night of Nov. 30, 2021. “It was supposed to be a great night. We had been waiting for a good snow in a while, everyone was happy, …