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The case has stirred emotions in Canada. Thousands of people have signed a petition on the website Change.org asking for leniency for Czornobaj, and a recent editorial declared that punishing Czornobaj would not bring back the father and daughter killed. read more

On June 20, almost four years to the day of the fatal accident, a Canadian jury found Czornobaj guilty of two counts of criminal negligence causing death, which carries a maximum life sentence, and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle leading to death, which carries a maximum sentence of 14 years. read more

Though the maximum sentences for the crimes for which Czornobaj has been convicted are life in prison, thousands of people signed petitions asking for leniency for Czornobaj. The family of motorcyclist Andre Roy, then 50, and Jessie Roy, 16, who rode on the back of the motorcycle, have said Czornobaj did not show remorse or apologize to them in a timely way when she had the opportunity. read more

Czornobaj's mother told the National Post that her daughter was on the dean's list and headed for a successful life when the accident happened. Now, no one will hire her. "It changed who she was at her very core," Hogan told the news organization. read more | read more