A Calgary woman has admitted to her role in a February 2016 fatal hit-and-run crash and was sentenced Thursday.
Janelle Umpherville, 26, has pleaded guilty to a string of charges including possession of stolen property over $5,000 and possession of stolen property under $5,000.
After credit for time already spent in custody, she has no further time left to serve.
Umpherville will be on probation for 18 months and has to follow a long list of conditions, including no drugs or alcohol.
She is also ordered to complete 50 hours of community service by the end of September 2017.
Keith Arthur Morley, 52, was driving to work in Calgary from his home in Turner Valley, southwest of Calgary, when he was killed.
The car Morley was driving was hit by a stolen Escalade that was driving the wrong way on northbound 37 Street near 130 Avenue. The driver of the truck and two passengers, including Umpherville, got out of the vehicle and ran from the scene. A 17-year-old was arrested and charged; a warrant remains outstanding for Derek Brian Grouette, 33.
Morely’s two brothers were at court as Umpherville was sentenced.
“I think the sentence was inadequate myself, but it’s what the judge has said,” Morely’s older brother, Bruce, said outside court.
“She has a second chance at her life, I hope she really does take it and use it, because she was just escalating in crime from minor theft to killing somebody in a car accident.”
Umpherville’s defence lawyer told court she is remorseful, and said this was a wake up call for her.
Court heard she has struggled with addictions in the past; Umpherville herself declined to speak in court.
“It’s up to the girl…she got down the wrong path and she got herself in a world of trouble,” Ross Morley said.
“My brother was a very Christian man—he would forgive her in a minute—but you know I can’t,” Bruce added.
Umpherville also pleaded guilty to several charges stemming from an unrelated incident.
Morley was a supervisor with Centron Construction in Calgary.
He was well known in Turner Valley and an active member with his church.
Watch below: Global’s past coverage of Keith Morley’s death
Comments