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Duane Nepoose Pleads Guilty in Boxing Day Crash That Killed 9-Year-Old Girl

He faces a June 13 sentencing hearing at which the girl’s family will deliver victim impact statements.

The Reitmeier-Desjardins family seen in a supplied image. Mother Amanda and daughter Madison, 12, are in hospital after being involved in a horrific five-vehicle collision in Calgary on Boxing Day, while daughter Victoria, 9, was killed in the crash.
Victoria Desjardins was killed in a car crash on Boxing Day.
A wreath was left among other tributes at a light standard following a fatal collision at the corner of Macleod Trail and Southland Drive.
Emergency crews work at the scene of a multi-vehicle collision at the intersection of Macleod Trail and Southland Drive in Calgary on December 26, 2024.

Overview

  • Duane Arlen John Nepoose pleaded guilty in Calgary Court of Justice to dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death, three dangerous operation causing bodily harm counts, robbery and flight-from-police charges.
  • Court heard that he robbed a Millrise pharmacy, stole the owner’s Dodge Caravan and led Calgary police on a high-speed chase tracked by the HAWCS helicopter.
  • The stolen van reached about 170 km/h and ran red lights at several intersections before colliding with vehicles at Macleod Trail and Southland Drive.
  • Nine-year-old Victoria Desjardins died of untreatable neurological injuries following emergency surgery, and her mother, Amanda Reitmeier, and sister Madison suffered serious injuries.
  • A June 13 sentencing hearing will include a presentence report on Nepoose’s Indigenous background, a psychiatric risk assessment and victim impact statements from the family.