Marco Muzzo has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the impaired driving crash that killed a three children and their grandfather last September.
"The enormous harm caused by Mr. Muzzo is extraordinary," Justice Michelle Fuerst told the court as she handed down the sentence Tuesday.
"For as long as Mr. Muzzo has been alive, courts have warned about the consequences of impaired driving, yet it escaped him," Fuerst said. Citing the victim impact statements, she called it a "tragedy beyond comprehension."
Justice Fuerst concluded that "a lengthy plenipotentiary term is necessary. The just and appropriate sentence is one of 10 years."
Marco Muzzo, 29, had pled guilty in the Sept. 27 crash that killed nine-year old Daniel Neville-Lake, five-year-old brother Harrison, two-year-old sister Milly, and their 65-year-old grandfather Gary Neville.
According to an agreed statement of facts, Muzzo had recently returned from a bachelor trip in Miami and had landed at Pearson. He then got behind the wheel of his Jeep and headed home to Vaughan. The Jeep ran a stop sign and collided with a minivan carrying the family. Muzzo's breath samples after the crash indicated a blood alcohol level of twice the legal limit.
Letters attesting to Muzzo's character painted him as a hard working young man who had shown considerable remorse for the incident. The defence had asked for a sentence of 8 years.
However, Justice Fuerst called his blood alcohol level "alarmingly high", and cited 10 year prior motor vehicle infractions as part of her decision.
Muzzo will also face a 12 year driving ban after he is released from prison.
