A nearly four-year legal saga came to a close Monday as Jeremy Glenfield was sentenced to 27 months in prison.

In addition, the New Hamburg resident received a four-year suspension of his driver’s licence.

Glenfield was behind the wheel of an SUV that went through a stop sign at the corner of Gerber and Nafziger roads near Wellesley and crashed into a minivan.

As a result of the crash, 11-year-old Jeremy Huber was killed.

Glenfield was arrested on charges including impaired driving causing death, dangerous driving causing death and failure to provide a breath sample.

He was free on bail for the duration of his trial, including a period earlier this year during which he travelled to Jamaica to get married.

In April, his lawyer and the Crown reached an agreement whereby the charge of impaired driving causing death would be withdrawn and Glenfield would plead guilty to the other offences.

That deal was rejected by Justice Peter Hambly, who slammed it as “wholly inadequate” and said it didn’t address the severity of Glenfield’s actions.

The case was eventually given to a different judge, who was brought in from London and approved the agreement.

Monday marked Glenfield’s sentencing, where the Crown and defence joint recommendation of 27 months was approved.

As Crown attorney Andre Rajna explained it, the charge of impaired driving causing death was withdrawn because it would have been difficult to prove beyond a doubt – particularly because the police officer who responded to the crash felt he didn’t have reasonable grounds to prove it.

“The penalty is based on the behaviour that caused the death,” Rajna said outside court.

“In this case, the behaviour was going through a stop sign above the speed limit, with alcohol in his system.”

Court also heard from Huber’s parents, who said not long after the crash that they forgave Glenfield for his actions.

“Emotionally, the pain of losing a cheerful, vibrantly alive 11-year-old son so suddenly is a pain that the English language scarcely has words for,” said mother Erma Huber, who remembered her son as a smart, hardworking boy who loved birds.

Glenfield also spoke, breaking down in tears as he apologized to the Hubers for his actions.

“I pray every day for everyone touched by the accident,” he said.

“If there was any way to go back in time to change the course of events, I would.”

Outside court, defence lawyer Paul Burstein praised the Hubers for their attitudes toward his client.

“The Huber family … really are an inspiration to society, in terms of understanding the importance of forgiveness as opposed to vengeance,” he said.

A 27-month prison sentence represents the high end of the range normally used for offences like those Glenfield pleaded guilty to, Rajna said.