Edmonton Journal

FIVE THINGS ABOUT A DRUNK DRIVER

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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.

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