{
  "id": 11518706,
  "title": "Judge in fatal N.L. case questions whether impaired driving sentences are working",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/judge-in-fatal-n-l-case-questions-whether-impaired-driving-sentences",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T19:58:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Canada",
    "slug": "cbc-canada",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/mark-squires-rodney-constantine-impaired-driving-causing-death-9.7367460"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A St. John's judge is questioning whether or not punishments are fitting the crime when it comes to impaired driving. Judge Bruce Short sentenced a man to five years in prison on Friday for a fatal crash in 2023.",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}