Canadian man sentenced in crash that killed 3 children

Published March 29, 2016

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2016 file photo, Marco Muzzo, right, arrives with family at the court house for his sentencing hearing in Newmarket, Ontario. A judge has sentenced Muzzo to 10 years in prison for killing three young children and their grandfather while driving drunk.(Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT (The Associated Press)

A member of one of Canada's wealthiest families has been sentenced to 10 years after pleading guilty to six charges in a crash that killed three young children and their grandfather.

Marco Muzzo pleaded guilty earlier this year to charges of impaired driving causing death and impaired driving causing bodily harm. A judge handed down the sentence Tuesday and also prohibited Muzzo from driving for 12 years.

The 29-year-old had faced a dozen counts of impaired driving and six charges of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle related to the September crash.

In Canadian Business Magazine's ranking of the top 100 wealthiest Canadians, the Muzzo estate ranks 52nd, worth more than $1.7-billion. The family is in the construction business.

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