An emotional day in a Windsor courtroom for the sentencing hearing of a Windsor man convicted of dangerous driving in a fatal crash.
Kyle Colthurst, 31, was racing and driving a car twice the speed limit in April 2014 when he sideswiped an SUV at Lauzon and Tranby killing 20-year-old Katie Robson who was a passenger in the SUV.
Following a trial, he was found guilty of dangerous driving. He had originally been charged with the more serious offence of dangerous driving causing death.
In her victim impact statement, Robson's sister Laura told the court through tears how alone she feels since the crash took her sister and best friend.
"Katie was the better part of me," she said.
She says she feels guilty for being alive; "if I was driving that night like I was suppose to, none of this would have happened."
The crown and defence entered a joint submission for a fine and probation.
The crown pointed out that Colthurst is being sentenced for the risk he created, not the consequences.
Outside of Superior Court, Robson's father Paul Robson says it feels like a nightmare.
"You think it has been a bad dream and you start all over again," he says. "My wife still hasn't been able to work, she stays homes, she is quiet and doesn't go out as much as she used to and she is on medication."
He expects ultimately Colthurst will get a slap on the wrist.
"Nothing will bring Katie back."
He remembers his daughter as someone who would make everyone smile when she entered the room and having a lot of friends. He described her as being very smart and an amazing girl.
The court heard Colthurst is extremely remorseful and attempted to take his own life last year by a drug overdose. He was hospitalized for three days.
Colthurst told the court that he is sorry for what happened and can't imagine how it would feel to lose his daughter or a sister.
The judge said he needed time to reflect and will sentence Colthurst in January.
The driver of the SUV, Calvin Crosby, was sentenced back in June to a year in jail after pleading guilty to dangerous driving causing death.