Driver pleads guilty in crash that killed father of 3, spurred calls for tougher laws
Written by The Canadian Press on April 27, 2026
NEWMARKET — The driver who struck and killed a father of three in August 2025 has pleaded guilty in a case that prodded the Ontario government to pursue tougher dangerous driving penalties.
The victim’s brother says Jaiwin Kirubananthan pleaded guilty today to five charges, including dangerous driving causing death, in the Aug. 3 crash.
Andrew Cristillo, 35, was killed in a head-on crash in Whitchurch-Stouffville that also injured his wife and three daughters.
At the time of the crash, 18-year-old Kirubananthan was already facing another dangerous driving charge.
That charge stemmed from an incident involving a vehicle Premier Doug Ford was travelling in months earlier.
The government is pursuing legislation, named for Cristillo, that would impose lifetime licence suspensions for anyone convicted of dangerous driving causing death, among other measures.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 27, 2026.
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