A plea bargain deal is recommending a seven-year sentence, minus time served, for a teen accused in a stolen Hummer crash that killed a man.
In December 2009, the driver of a stolen Hummer sped through a stop sign at Alfred Avenue, smashing into a vehicle driven by Zdzislaw Andrzejczak, 47, a husband and father.
A judge has asked for time to review the joint sentence recommendation for seven years from the Crown and defence.
"No amount of time would bring back my dad - even if we got justice, even if justice was served, how happy could we possibly be now that my dad is gone?" asked Kamil Andrzejczak, Zdzislaw's son.
The 19-year-old accused has pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death. At the time of the crash, the stolen Hummer was going 112 kilometres per hour in a 50 kilometre zone. The suspect, a chronic car thief, was on probation at the time. He was arrested shortly after the crash.
The teen has been previously connected to another fatal collision.
In 2008, the teen was riding in one of two stolen vehicles involved in a deadly crash on Portage Avenue that killed cab driver Antonio Lanzellotti.
The teen was a minor at the time, which is why CTV News is not naming him.
The teen's lawyer, Michelle Bright, pointed towards the teen's past.
"He had a very difficult childhood. The background of his family, his maternal grandmother's experience in residential schools," said Bright.
The defence told the judge how the teen's grandmother killed herself and how he found her dead when he was only 10 years old.
Andrzejczak's family said it doesn't buy the explanation.
"I was three years old when I came to Canada and I grew up in poverty that was similar to his if not worse and I've stolen zero cars in my life. And if that was me in the prisoner's box would anyone care about my background?" asked Kamil Andrzejczak.
Victim impact statements were read in court Friday.
"The car crash that broke Zdzislaw Andrzejczak also broke (our) hearts," said the family in a statement.
The family of the accused sat and sobbed as he read a statement.
"I'm not looking for sympathy. I'm taking full responsibility for my actions," said the teen.
The judge is expected to deliver a ruling on sentencing in early March
- with a report from CTV's Stacey Ashley
