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Sentencing hearing begins for elderly driver in deadly Port Coquitlam hit-and-run

WATCH: The sentencing hearing is underway for Irwin Franz, 75, who was responsible for the 2013 hit-and-run that killed Port Coquitlam teenager Annie Leung. Ted Chernecki reports – Jun 1, 2016

The man who pleaded guilty in a deadly hit-and-run in Port Coquitlam went back before a judge on Wednesday.

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Irwin Richard Franz, 75, has pleaded guilty for hitting and killing 16-year-old Annie Leung, then fleeing the scene

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Three years ago, Leung was walking home after school when she was hit by Franz’s truck.

Franz stopped and got out of his truck, saw what happened and then drove away. The family made an emotional plea for information and Franz later confessed to being involved.

Crown is now calling for him to spend four to six months in jail.

The judge has postponed sentencing to June 20.

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