Drunk driver gets prison time
Vi Trung Ngo, whom we’ve discussed here before, was sentenced to five and a half years in prison this week, plus a seven‑year ban on driving.
In May 2023, drunk and speeding, Ngo crashed into an SUV at the corner of St‑Laurent and Jean‑Talon, provoking a richochet that killed 31‑year‑old Fabienne Houde‑Bastien. Her family is making a plea against drunk driving.
Nicholas 20:33 on 2026-01-08 Permalink
This surprises me, but I guess when you use the car someone entrusted you to repair to speed drunk and kill someone, you hit the bingo and actually serve time.
jeather 21:04 on 2026-01-08 Permalink
Ontario just went stricter on impaired driving laws, though obviously Legault who won’t even change the blood alcohol limit won’t be doing that either.
Nicholas 21:26 on 2026-01-08 Permalink
Well after midnight this morning a CAQ MNA in Saguenay apparently hit an inanimate object with his car and then was found a short distance away prone in a snowbank and blew twice the legal limit, and the whip is aware of the situation but has suspended him from caucus yet. So no, I don’t think that will be changed soon.
To be fair, Ontario just banned speed cameras province wide, so good luck to school children everywhere.
Kate 21:42 on 2026-01-08 Permalink
At this point, the CAQ may simply want François Tremblay to fade away and not run again. World news is so conceptually loud right now that the peccadllloes of local dignitaries will soon be forgotten.
Nicholas 23:51 on 2026-01-08 Permalink
Fair enough. And obviously I meant the whip hasn’t suspended him yet.
I guess unlike when they gave the dead homeless man the breathalyzer while the politician was in the car (with his mistress), here they couldn’t give the snowbank a breathalyzer.
jeather 11:40 on 2026-01-09 Permalink
I’m not saying Ford is right about speed cameras, but I do agree with stricter drunk driving laws. I still do not get why Legault refuses to make this change.
Joey 15:27 on 2026-01-09 Permalink
@jeather nothing more ‘mononc’ than a little drunk driving…
Five and a half years seems like a lot in our system – I don’t have an issue with the sentence. I think a big part of the anger about this case was the fact that this asshole wasn’t locked up during his trial.
jeather 16:38 on 2026-01-09 Permalink
Let’s say it was me — I only once got points on my license, I’ve never driven drunk, etc. If I had driven drunk and murdered someone, 5 1/2 years might be reasonable. This was not even slightly the case here.
angenoir 23:56 on 2026-01-16 Permalink
Il sera libérer au tiers. Les gens se réjouisse parfois de certaine peine de prison sans comprendre notre système de justice. Se qui es assez drôle.