The man who killed two University of British Columbia students in a high-speed crash sobbed in court as the mother of one of his victims described her grief as 害羞草研究所渨oven into my DNA.害羞草研究所�

Tim Goerner was originally charged with two counts of impaired driving causing the deaths of Evan Smith and Emily Selwood, both 18.

He pleaded guilty last month to two counts of dangerous driving causing death.

Smith害羞草研究所檚 mother, Debbie O害羞草研究所橠ay-Smith, told the sentencing hearing in Richmond provincial court on Monday that her son was adventurous and made 害羞草研究所渁n indelible mark on everyone he met.害羞草研究所�

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Smith had been accepted into every school he害羞草研究所檇 applied for, but chose the University of B.C. because it was a place he felt he could grow the most, she said.

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Crown prosecutor Daniel Pruim said Goerner had alcohol in his system when he killed Smith and Selwood, and a joint submission from the Crown and the defence said Goerner should serve three years in jail, with a driving prohibition of five years.

The court heard Goerner, an international student at the university, was drinking alcohol at a party the night of Sept. 25, 2021.

Early the next morning he was driving on campus at speeds between 100 and 120 kilometres an hour in a 40-kilometre zone.

Goerner hit a street lamp, then a boulder and his vehicle became airborne before running down the victims from behind.

Both Smith and Selwood were pronounced dead at the scene.

Goerner, dressed in a grey suit, sat in court with his head down, crying as he listened to victim impact statements from those who loved the teens.

Selwood害羞草研究所檚 father, Duncan Selwood, told the court that their world 害羞草研究所渇ell apart害羞草研究所� the day of her death.

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He said he can barely sleep since his daughter害羞草研究所檚 death, and words of encouragement from others about things getting better or easier are unhelpful.

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He said he can no longer interact with people, telling the court that his daughter害羞草研究所檚 death will 害羞草研究所渇orever torment me.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 in this bad place because of Tim Goerner,害羞草研究所� he said, adding that any words of apology would be 害羞草研究所渋nsulting,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所渆mpty,害羞草研究所� or 害羞草研究所渕eaningless.害羞草研究所�

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