Article contentWalsh suffered a broken leg and shattered ankle and foot and now walks with a limp.Article contentMannette was scheduled to stand trial this December on two counts of causing bodily harm by driving with a blood alcohol level above the legal limit of .08 and two counts of failing to stop after being involved in an accident that resulted in bodily harm.Article contentIn her impact statement, Warwick said she has post-traumatic stress disorder that constantly reminds her of what happened on the night of the collision.Article content“Waking up every day is a task on its own,” she wrote. “Having to adapt to life with one leg has taken a big toll on my physical and mental health. I have to think about what my daily tasks are and plan out how I am going to do them.Article content“I suffer from horrific phantom pain that sometimes lasts days to weeks. The phantom pain . . . is all in my leg that doesn’t exist anymore. It sends electric-feeling shocks through my leg, and it is the most excruciating pain I have ever felt.”Article contentArticle contentWarwick said Mannette left her bleeding out on the side of the road.Article content“I’m very lucky to even be alive after what occurred,” she said. “I was resuscitated three times in order to keep me alive.” She said that when she arrived at the hospital, “I barely had any blood left in me.”Article contentWhen Warwick visits family friends in the area where the crash occurred, she experiences anxiety about driving down that road.Article content“I worry every time I go around that turn that it is going to happen again,” she said. “Any time I hear sirens, it brings me back to being the one in the back of the ambulance, and begging the paramedics to not let me die.Article content“The flashbacks I get are still so vivid, it’s like I’m living the whole thing all over again.”Article contentAsked if he had anything to say in court, Mannette apologized for the pain and suffering he has caused the victims and his own family. “This will haunt me for the rest of my life,” he said.Article contentArticle contentIn his decision, the judge acknowledged the offender’s accountability and remorse.Article content“Mr. Mannette is not being sentenced for impaired driving,” Bodurtha said, adding that his record was an aggravating factor.Article contentHe said Warwick’s statement was a “vivid, heart-wrenching account of the emotional and physical impact this incident has had on her. . . . The impact of this event on this victim is devastating.”Article contentBodurtha said he was satisfied that the sentence recommended by Crown attorney Madeline Smillie-Sharp and defence lawyer Steve Degen, while at the lower end of the range, “gives proper effect” to the principles of denunciation and deterrence.Article content“While Mr. Mannette’s offending conduct is serious and merits strong condemnation, the proposed sentence reflects the gravity of the offence and (his) degree of responsibility,” the judge said. “It is a fit and proper sentence that is not contrary to the public interest, nor would it bring the administration of justice into disrepute.
‘Every day is a constant struggle,’ amputee tells court at West Chezzetcook man’s sentencing for 2023 hit and run
