Convicted drunk driver Marco Muzzo granted day parole

Convicted drunk driver Marco Muzzo, who killed three children and their grandfather in a car crash back in 2015, has been granted day parole.

Muzzo pleaded guilty to four counts of impaired driving causing death and two counts of impaired driving causing bodily harm and was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2016.

The Parole Board of Canada said he was denied full parole. There will also be conditions imposed on his day parole including no contact with the victims and geographical restrictions.

Muzzo was denied day and full parole at his first hearing in 2018 as the parole board said he lacked insight into his drinking habits and the risk they pose to others.

Jennifer Neville-Lake, the mother of the three children killed and daughter of the man, gave a victim impact statement via teleconference due to restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic.

She posted news of his day parole on Facebook with the statement, “No matter what happened today, Daniel, Harry and Milly don’t get to come back home. My dad isn’t coming home to my mom. Nothing changes for me.”

Muzzo acknowledged the enduring anguish his actions inflicted on grieving relatives in a statement issued through his lawyers.

“I want to apologize to the Neville-Lake, Neville and Frias families for the terrible pain I have caused them and their loved ones. I ruined their lives and I take full responsibility for what I have done. I always will,” he said.

“I was careless and irresponsible when I made the choice to drink and drive. There is no way that I can undo the damage that I have caused. I will live with this for the rest of my life.”

With files from The Canadian Press