{
  "id": 3836410,
  "title": "Driver who caused 2024 Boxing Day crash that killed 9-year-old girl sentenced to 10 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/driver-who-caused-2024-boxing-day-crash-that-killed-9-year-old-girl",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T22:48:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12038469/calgary-fatal-collision-duane-nepoose-sentence/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Duane Nepoose, 32, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for causing a 2024 Boxing Day crash that killed a nine-year-old girl, according to prosecutors. Nepoose pleaded guilty to charges of dangerous driving and fleeing a police officer last summer. The incident occurred when he sped from Calgary police in a stolen minivan, hitting the side of a car carrying Victoria Desjardins and her family. The crash resulted in Desjardins' death, as well as serious injuries to her mother and sister. The Crown had recommended a sentence of between 9.5 and 10.5 years, while the defense sought a sentence of seven to nine years.",
  "summary": "Duane Nepoose, 32, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after speeding from Calgary police in a stolen minivan, causing a crash that killed nine-year-old Victoria Desjardins.",
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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."
}