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Tuesday May 29, 2012 Serving Surrey and North Delta www.surreyleader.com
VIEW FROM THE TOP Leader photographer Evan Seal trekked to the top of the south tower of the new Port Mann Bridge to capture this dizzying shot. The new bridge is slated to open in December, and tolls each way will be set at a minimum of $3 per standard vehicle. The old Port Mann span is set to be dismantled and removed once the new bridge is open, although some politicians want to see the old crossing turned into a pedestrian/ bike route and urban park. EVAN SEAL / THE LEADER
Young killer driver in jail again Teen arrested just months after being sentenced in death of Sanjeeve Sharma by Sheila Reynolds THE FAMILY of a Surrey teen killed in a drunken,
speed-fuelled crash three years ago is not surprised that the teenage driver, who was just sentenced in February and banned from driving, is now in jail facing new charges – three of which are driving related. Sanjay and Sara Sharma’s eldest son, 15-year-
old Sanjeeve, was in the back seat of a car driven by a 16-year-old in June 2009 when the vehicle crashed into a lamp post near 128 Street and 82 Avenue. Sanjeeve was seriously injured and died later in hospital. The driver, who had taken his mom’s car and had only his learner’s permit, was charged with dangerous driving causing death – a charge to which he eventually pleaded guilty.
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Though he is 19 now, he cannot be named because he was a minor at the time of the 2009 crash. Earlier this year, he was sentenced to a sixmonth deferred custody and supervision order (comparable to house arrest) – under which he was to keep the peace and be of good behaviour. See 19-YEAR-OLD / Page 4
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