The man charged in the death of a London Free Press carrier is expected to enter a plea when he returns to a London courtroom Friday.
Jinghao Zhou, 23, is facing a charge of impaired driving causing death in relation to a tragic crash, just north of London, one month before Christmas last year.
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The head-on collision on Richmond Street near Sunningdale Road on Nov. 24, 2016, claimed the life of 60-year-old Gloria Chivers. Chivers was a longtime carrier for the newspaper, who was out doing rural deliveries early that morning when her vehicle was struck by Zhou’s SUV.
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Zhou has been in custody since Nov. 26, 2016.
The Chinese national is also facing charges for using a fake passport to get into the country. He originally came to Canada on a student visa, but never completed his studies. He has been in the country on a work visa ever since.
Zhou’s lawyer, Jim Dean, says his client is due in court at 10 a.m. Friday.
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