Man who caused fatal collision to protect ducks sentenced to eight months

The man found guilty this year of dangerous driving causing the death of a motorcyclist because he stopped his pickup truck to protect a family of ducks crossing a highway was sentenced Monday to an eight-month prison term.

Quebec Superior Court Justice Marc-andré Blanchard said the eightmonth prison term sought by the Crown in Éric Rondeau’s case was “not disproportionate” given the circumstances of the unusual case. Defence lawyer Richard Dubé had asked that his client receive a six-month sentence that Rondeau could serve in the community. Postmedia News/reuters