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12 economist suntribune the courts saturday oct 5 2002 nothing nor anyone can replace a mother victims mom tells judge from page 1 andrea pike woodbine avenue more than two years ago mrs pike 29 of newmarket was tak ing a left turn from a plaza near riviera drive about 2 pm when mr lam travel ing southbound at more than 170 kmh tboned her car on the drivers side peter stock a witness was one of the first to reach the criticallyinjured moth er and bank teller he told justice stong how that days events have affected him i witnessedthe horror of the crash saw the twisted metal that was once the family car and the crushing injuries andrea sustained that were to take her life the emotional newmarket man told the court adding he still cannot discuss the collision without breaking down andreas mother nancy pennefather said she has spent many months find ing it almost too painful to live she described the very close relationship she had with her oldest daughter who she called a gift from god that bright ened every room she entered she loved and laughed and was always aware of making her corner of the world a little better said mrs pennefather adding her grief and depression led to her withdrawing from her family even grandsons jordan and evan now 7 and 5 jordan and evan were treasured by their patient and loving mother the boys asked if she had her seatbelt on they asked if she was flattened they are fortunate to have a truly devoted father but nothing nor anyone can replace a mother mrs pennefather also did not mince words about mr lams apparent lack of remorse mr lams demeanor in court detached unemotional stoical only caused further pain she said forgive your trespass her father robert pennefather thanked witnesses to the crash who were with his daughter at the last he said they were victims too and he looked directly at mr lam when he said i also consider you a victim a victim of your own actions you have to live with what you did for the rest of your life but mr lam i forgive your trespass against my family mr lams lawyer barry fox remind ed the court mr lam was so badly injured he doesnt even remember the day of the crash he broke both his legs and his neck and spent three months in a rehabilitation hospital he still suffers from memory problems and hasnt driv en a car since the collision a single salesman taking parttime university courses mr lam does not have a criminal record and has hon oured his bail conditions for more than two years mr fox pointed out one lapse of judgement mr lam is here to be sentenced for one single solitary incident one lapse of judgment in a case where all of the facts took place in less than 60 seconds he said while mr lam is not a person who shows emotion i want to make it clear to the court mr lam sincerely regrets his actions hes asking for a conditional sen tence with conditions similar to bail restrictions but no jail time unless the conditions are breached crown attorney chris chorney wants mr lam to serve three to five years behind bars it is an inescapable fact that mr lam was driving at a horrific speed speed in excess of 170 kmh in a 70 kmhr zone on a weekday around 2 pm in a busy commercial area he said you cant get a car going 170 kmh without doing so deliberately justice stong reserved his sentencing judgment to friday oct 11 there are several legal issues the layers need to clarify before he can rule he said cmfcf betz pools sjhm 5688 m ainsflueiie 331y trinity schoolric 83200 5774 6429 black only ad 1 scholarships 5 x 90 k2si2 hts is a coeducational independent day school with 700 students from grades 112 holy trinity school invites applications for our secondary school scholarship the successful candidate will enter holy trinity school as a grade 9 student in the 20032004 school year the scholarship which is in effect for four years includes full tuition fees assuming that the student maintains a successful academic standard and participates in our compulsory extracurricular programme it is available to students of families who otherwise might not be in a position to consider an independent school criteria minimum academic average of 80 involvement in extracurricular activities proven leadership abilities canadian citizen or landed immigrant not currently attending hts applications may be picked up at the school or by calling ms lynn gowan at 9057371 1 14 ext 236 the school must receive completed applications no later than december 13 2002 holy trinity school 11300 bayview avenue richmond hill ontario l4s a admissionshtsonca website wwwhtsonca i t t it 1 1 t t 1 1 r 1 x k 1 i i i i