I think this is something they are going to deal with for the rest of their lives,” said Senior Crown Prosecutor John Knox.

The family says Sophie had a big heart with dreams of becoming a veterinarian.

Linda and Lou Van De Vorst know what its like to lose family to drunk driving.

The Schnurr family was driving on Highway 305 toward Warman just before Christmas in 2018. An impaired driver who killed an 11-year-old girl in a crash near Warman has been sentenced.

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Anthony McClelland was driving more than 150 km/h in a 100 zone andtravelling in the wrong direction on the evening of Dec. 21, 2018. Several family members read heart breaking, heart wrenching victim impact statements.

It’s just so needless that its beyond words,” added Lou.

Court documents say McCllelland had a blood alcohol level that exceeded 80mg of alcohol two hours after the collision.

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A Martensville, Sask., man received a four-year sentence Monday after he drove drunk and killed an 11-year-old girl days before Christmas. An impaired driver who killed an 11-year-old girl in a crash near Warman has been sentenced. “One of the family members said, ‘When will we put an end to this?’ And it was a very powerful moment.

These are one of the crimes I don’t understand.

Eleven-year-old Sophie Schnurr died and her mother and sister sustained multiple injuries.

Knox said the Schnurrs were on the road after finishing Christmas shopping.McClelland told police at the time that he’d just had four beers with some friends after work.In November, the now 33-year-old pleaded guilty to one count of impaired driving causing death and two counts of impaired driving causing bodily harm.The judge accepted a joint submission from the Crown and defence, which includes a four-year sentence and a three-year driving ban to follow.The judge accepted that the man’s remorse is genuine, but said that by choosing to drink and drive, McClelland “rolled the dice and the Schnurr family paid the price.”“You took a bright light out of our community, and as far as I’m concerned, you should be spending the rest of your life trying to give back,” said judge Sanjeev Anand.“You took from this world a child that only wanted to help other people.”During victim impact statements, family remembered Sophie as being full of promise, love and compassion.

They lost their son and his family four years ago.



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