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Probation for drunk driving hit-and-run, mischief
Cara Loverock Northern News Services Published Friday, March 6, 2009
A relative of Darwin Grande-jambe, 25, reported to RCMP on Nov. 27, 2008 that Grandejambe had taken a Ford Windstar van without permission. Crown prosecutor Shelley Tkatch said police were also informed by the relative that Grandejambe was intoxicated and didn't have a licence. At 9:30 a.m. a vehicle was "t-boned" by a van at 51 Avenue and 50 Street after the van ran a stop sign. The vehicle hit was pushed into the intersection, but the driver and two-year-old occupant were uninjured. Tkatch said Grandejambe appeared intoxicated when located by police. The van he was driving suffered $2,348.96 in damages. Grandejambe pleaded guilty to taking a vehicle without consent and leaving the scene of an accident. He also entered a guilty plea to mischief in relation to an incident at a hotel on Nov. 29. At around 10 a.m. on that day, Grandejambe had gone to the hotel and tried to gain access to the guest rooms. He was asked to leave but he refused. When he finally left, the doors were locked behind him so he couldn't come back in. Grandejambe got angry and kicked at the windows, breaking one. Police arrived and noted he smelled like alcohol. He was again arrested. "I think it was luck no one was injured," Judge Christine Gagnon said of the vehicle accident. Pointing out that Grandejambe has a "mix of offences" on his criminal record, Gagnon said, "I think there is a potential for rehabilitation." "I take all responsibility for my actions, I do," said Grandejambe. He said he was living at the Bailey House transitional home for men and was making progress in his addiction to alcohol. He was given a fine of $500 for the mischief charge and $1,000 for leaving the scene of an accident. Grandejambe was also given 18 months probation, which includes no alcohol for the first six months, a one-year driving ban and one day in jail.
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