Nicolle Hodges | [email protected]
Police were called at 3:30 a.m. August 26 last year to the scene of a vehicle collision.
The driver had fled.
An officer noticed a man with the driver鈥檚 description walking down the street trying to hide his face, but when asked for a name, he was reluctant to answer.
This only riled further suspicion and, once pressed, Dylan Toth provided his information, confirming he was the registered owner of the vehicle.
Toth was taken to hospital for treatment for his facial injuries and police demanded a sample of his breath, but because the driver 鈥渉ad been continuing to belch鈥�, they took a sample of blood for testing.
At 6:03 a.m. Toth鈥檚 blood alcohol level was 145 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit is 80mg.
At Jasper court on Thursday, January 9, Toth pleaded guilty to driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 80mg or more
With no previous criminal record, he was fined $1,600 and banned from driving for one year.
Judge V Myers withdrew Toth鈥檚 further charges of impaired driving and failure to remain at the scene.
Not me, my brother
A man used his brother鈥檚 name to avoid driving tickets has been sentenced in court.
Police were called to the scene of a car crash near Jasper on July 14, 2019, and the driver had left on foot.
Assaf Naparstek was found near the crash site and he told cops he had left because he wasn鈥檛 the registered owner of the vehicle and the owner had 鈥渘o idea鈥� he had the vehicle, Crown prosecutor Christine Palmer told Jasper court Thursday.
Naparstek identified himself as Gil Naparstek, his brother, and tickets were issued in his brother鈥檚 name.
But on November 2 when Jasper police were dealing with Naparstek in relation to a different issue, he was identified correctly, as Assaf Naparstek and the deception was realized.
Defending Naparstek, Jan Terhart said: 鈥淗e was seeking to avoid the ramifications of driving without a license.鈥�
Naparstek pleaded guilty to obstructing a peace officer and driving a motor vehicle while unauthorized.
He was fined $1,000 and told by Judge Myers that his driving suspension was still in place.
鈥淚f you are caught driving you will be eligible for jail,鈥� the judge warned.
Naparstek also pleaded guilty to breaching a condition in an unrelated matter and entered a peace bond.
Young woman does not recall punching officer
Kayla Fitzpatrick, 22, woke up in a drunk tank with no recollection of the previous night.
On October 13, what began as an end-of-summer farewell with friends ended in an altercation with staff at 4 Peaks Nightclub, Jasper court heard Thursday.
Concerned that Fitzpatrick鈥檚 aggressive behaviour would escalate once she was on the street, staff contacted police who found her outside a nearby Tim Hortons.
Once at the detachment, Fitzpatrick refused to remove her jewelry and then punched an officer in the chest.
Although she does not recall any of this, she also did not deny it.
In court on Thursday, she pleaded guilty to assaulting a peace officer.
With no criminal record, her behaviour was considered 鈥渙ut of character.鈥�
Further, defense lawyer Richard Ireland mentioned that her anxiety medication mixed with alcohol might have instigated the outburst.
Judge Myers called it a 鈥渃oncerning matter.鈥� Her case was adjourned to March 26 for a presentence report to be prepared.
Tough times on the wrong path
Britt Jackson鈥檚 road to recovery has been a wobbly one.
After pleading guilty to sending threatening messages in May, he was sentenced to 24 months probation with terms including to keep the peace, have no contact with the subjects of his threats, and continue his treatments and counselling.
That did not happen.
On November 11, Jasper RCMP received a call that Jackson was intoxicated and needed to be removed from a residence.
Given that his conditions including no drinking, this was a direct violation of his probation.
Previously, the Crown accepted that he had mental health issues and past trauma that diminished his culpability.
In court on Thursday, he pleaded guilty to breaching his probation and was fined $250.
