FIVE THINGS ABOUT A DRUNK DRIVER
1 MUZZO PLEADS GUILTY
Marco Muzzo, 29, pleaded guilty Thursday to four counts of impaired driving causing death and two of impaired driving causing bodily harm related to a Sept. 27 crash that killed three children and their grandfather. Daniel Neville-Lake, nine, his five-year-old brother Harrison, their twoyear-old sister Milly and 65-year-old Gary Neville, died after the van they were in was T-boned by an SUV in Vaughan, Ont.
2 MIAMI TRIP BEFORE CRASH
Muzzo had returned from a trip to Miami on a private jet last September, landing at Toronto’s Pearson airport around 3:15 p.m., according to an agreed statement of fact read in court. He picked up his Jeep from the airport parking lot and drove off. Shortly afterward, he barrelled through a stop sign, plowing into the driver’s side of the minivan carrying the Neville-Lake family. He was speeding at the time.
3 TWO BREATHALYZER TESTS
A police officer called to the scene reported that Muzzo was unsteady on his feet and needed others to support him to stay upright. Court heard two breathalyzer tests showed he had 192 and 204 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit is 80.
4 MILLION DOLLAR BAIL
Muzzo was granted $1-million bail until his sentencing later this month.
5 WEALTHY FAMILY
Muzzo is from one of Canada’s wealthiest families. The family owns the drywall company Marel Contractors and is worth nearly $1.8 billion, according to Canadian Business magazine.