The court case connected to a deadly crash that occurred more than three years ago will continue for some time yet.
Friday, Justice James Turnbull ordered a new trial for Jeremy Glenfield – and said that a plea deal reached by his lawyers and the Crown would not go ahead.
Glenfield is charged with offences including impaired driving causing death and dangerous driving causing death in connection with the December 2011 crash that left 11-year-old Jeremy Huber dead.
Court heard that Glenfield drove past a stop sign at the corner of Gerber and Nafziger roads near Wellesley, and into the side of the Hubers’ minivan.
Lawyers on both sides of the case brought forward a deal which would have seen Glenfield plead guilty to the other charges in exchange for the charge of impaired driving causing death being dropped.
That arrangement also had the support of Huber’s parents, but was blasted by Justice Peter Hambly, who said there was “abundant” evidence Glenfield was intoxicated at the time of the crash and “no justification” for dropping the charge.
Earlier this week, Hambly declared a mistrial – a move Turnbull approved Friday, saying his colleague would be “in an impossible position” were he to remain on the case.
A new judge from outside Waterloo Region will be assigned to preside over the new trial.
