Overview

• Ford said he will introduce legislation this fall, dubbed Andrew’s Law, to stiffen penalties for extreme dangerous driving.
• He voiced support for immediate roadside suspensions upon charge and for measures such as lifetime bans or permanent licence revocation after multiple serious convictions.
• Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said the government will work with the Cristillo family and is exploring extending lifetime bans beyond impaired-driving deaths to dangerous driving.
• The 18-year-old accused in the Aug. 3 Stouffville crash that killed Cristillo is also charged in a January collision with an OPP vehicle transporting the premier.
• Specific provisions and timelines will be determined during drafting and consultation as the related criminal case continues in Ontario courts.