LONDON, Ont. – A man charged with impaired driving in a crash which killed a young woman on Western University’s campus in London, Ont., is expected to plead guilty next month.
Eighteen-year-old Andrea Christidis died in hospital two days after she was hit by a vehicle which jumped a curb while she was walking on campus in October.
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Police had originally charged 24-year-old Jared DeJong with charges including dangerous driving causing bodily harm and impaired operation causing bodily harm.
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Following Christidis’ death, DeJong’s charges were upgraded to impaired driving causing death, criminal negligence causing death and operating a motor vehicle with over 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood.
DeJong’s lawyer says his client will plead guilty at a court appearance set for Feb. 17.
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