Sudbury area mother sentenced in crash that killed her three children
A Sudbury court case involving a devastating triple fatal car crash on New Year's morning in 2020 has concluded with a grieving mother learning her fate.
Uche Osagie, 46, was driving her three children --11-year-old Destiney, 10-year-old Flourish, and six-year-old Britney -- the kids' 10-year-old friend, and his mother home from an immigration appointment in Toronto when her 2007 Honda Civic left the road and hit a rock-cut on Highway 17 in Lively. Osagie's two sons died at the scene and her daughter later succumbed to her injuries at the Sudbury hospital.
The 10-year-old suffered life-altering injuries in the crash.
Sudbury police said that speed and lack of seatbelt use were factors in the deaths.
Several months after the tragic incident, Osagie was charged with three counts of careless driving causing death and one count of causing bodily harm.
CTV News has learned on Aug. 12, she pleaded guilty to careless driving causing bodily harm and the Crown withdrew the three other charges against her.
As a result, she has been given a suspended sentence with 12 months of probation and her driver's license has been suspended for 90 days.
Osagie had fled Nigeria with her two sons eight years prior to the crash. They had lived in a Toronto shelter before moving to the Greater Sudbury area of Chelmsford in October 2019.
The group had driven down to Toronto to file a federal appeal after Osagie's second appeal for permanent residency was denied. The crash happened on their way home.
With files from Lyndsay Aelick, CTV News Sudbury.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Poilievre unrepentant over calling Trudeau 'wacko' as his MPs say Speaker should resign
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he does not regret calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 'wacko,' and now his MPs are renewing calls for the House of Commons Speaker to resign, this time over ordering the Official Opposition leader to leave the chamber.
Is it cold, flu or norovirus? Symptoms explained
The highly contagious norovirus is spreading across Canada, with some symptoms overlapping with other viruses. CTVNews.ca spoke with a health expert to find out how you can tell you have norovirus, the most common form of stomach flu, and what to do if you have it.
Freeland leaves capital gains tax change out of coming budget implementation bill, here's why
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will be tabling yet another omnibus bill to pass a sweeping range of measures promised in her April 16 federal budget, though left out of the legislation will be the government's proposed capital gains tax change.
Anger can harm your blood vessel function, study shows
Stress and anger can have a negative impact on cardiovascular health, studies have shown. New research points to just how the mechanism may work.
Ontario's police watchdog continues probe of high-speed pursuit involving fatal crash
The investigation continues into a collision that killed two grandparents and their infant grandchild during a high-speed police chase on the wrong way of Highway 401 east of Toronto.
Ontario woman surprised after 20-year-old fines suddenly tank credit score
An Ontario woman says that she was shocked when fines from 20 years ago suddenly tanked her credit score last week, but the situation may not be as unusual as it seems, according to at least one debt expert.
Search continues for 'armed man' in Dartmouth, N.S.
Police say they continue to search for an armed man who allegedly threatened people in Dartmouth, N.S.
Swarm of bees delays Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles game in Arizona. An 'MVP' beekeeper came to the rescue
Major League Baseball fans had an unexpected buzz on Tuesday after a swarm of bees delayed the Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers game for around two hours.
Newfoundland fisherman says police broke his leg during protest that delayed budget
Richard Martin is spending this year's fishing season on land after he says a Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer broke his left leg in three places during a protest last month that shut down the provincial legislature.