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| [Hockey] Rob Ramage found guilty
The Star's report says that the smell of beer actually came from a case of beer in the car that exploded on impact
From Ctvnews.ca
Former Toronto Maple Leaf captain Rob Ramage has been found guilty on all counts in the fatal car crash that killed his passenger, former Chicago Blackhawks defenceman Keith Magnuson, nearly four years ago.
Ramage looked straight ahead and showed little emotion when the verdict was delivered in a Newmarket, Ont. courtroom late Wednesday afternoon, CTV's John Musselman reported.
Ramage's family wept after hearing the verdict, which was returned after 4 1/2 hours of deliberations by the eight-man, four-woman jury, Musselman said.
Magnuson, 56, was Ramage's passenger in a rented Chrysler Intrepid and died instantly due to head and chest injuries sustained in the head-on collision in Woodbridge, northwest of Toronto, in December 2003.
Ramage had pleaded not guilty to five charges, including impaired driving causing death and dangerous driving causing death.
During the trial, court heard that after the fatal crash, test results showed Ramage had at least 2 1/2 and perhaps nearly four times the legal limit of alcohol in his blood and urine.
Defence attorney Brian Greenspan argued Ramage was sober during the time of the accident and that blood and urine samples were flawed.
A nurse admitted in court she used an alcohol swab to take samples and not the approved non-alcohol kit.
Ramage was driving Magnuson home after they attended the funeral of NHL Alumni Association chair Keith McCreary in nearby Bolton.
The pair was travelling eastbound when the vehicle crossed over the centre median and smashed into a Nissan Pathfinder.
The jury heard when Ramage was pulled from the mangled vehicle he didn't remember driving the car and was confused as to who the passenger was.
A number of York police officers also testified there was a pungent smell of alcohol emanating from the wreckage and from Ramage's breath.
However, other emergency workers testified Ramage did not appear inebriated while receiving treatment.
Ramage was captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1989 to 1991. During his 15-year career, he also played for the Calgary Flames and Montreal Canadiens, winning Stanley Cups with both teams.
A number of former Leaf players had attended the courthouse during the trial to show their support for Ramage.
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Bender2000
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clubs: | weird how there were such conflicting reports of the alcohol issue...I'm surprised that didn't cast some sort of reasonable doubt with respect to that. |
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| said by Bender2000  :weird how there were such conflicting reports of the alcohol issue...I'm surprised that didn't cast some sort of reasonable doubt with respect to that. me too.
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dirtyjeffer
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| reply to Bender2000
i initially thought that as well...that may account for the "up to 4 times the legal limit" finding...that said, perhaps the "lesser" 2 and a half times the legal limit was from the urine sample which maybe couldn't be contested.
either way, i am happy to see some "fair" justice...he wasn't given any "special treatment", and he shouldn't have been given it either. |
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