Bail hearing held for man charged in Brampton car crash that killed mother, 3 daughters

A video bail hearing for the man charged in a car crash that killed a Brampton mother and her three young daughters in June began on Thursday.

Brady Robertson, 20, of Caledon is facing four counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death as well as one count of dangerous operation connected to an unrelated incident in Caledon two days prior to the crash.

Few details about the proceedings can be revealed due to a publication ban which is common for most bail hearings.

The hearing is expected to last up to two days.

Peel police allege Robertson was driving at “a very high rate of speed” when he collided with a Volkswagen at Torbram and Countryside drives.

Two other vehicles were also damaged in the crash.

Ontario’s police watchdog is also investigating the fatal collision but would not confirm if police were in pursuit of Robertson’s vehicle.

Karolina Ciasullo, 37, and her daughters – Klara, 6, Lilianna, 3, and Mila, 1 – were all killed in the crash.

Dozens gathered outside the Brampton courthouse, including Ciasullo’s sister, urging the courts to deny Robertson bail.

Jilliam McLeod, who organized the demonstration and is an outspoken advocate for stricter laws around reckless driving, has started a petition, which has garnered more than 85,000 signatures.

“For serious driving convictions including dangerous driving causing death and impaired driving, the maximum sentence is life, however, that sentence is never given,” said McLeod. “It’s more common that they get a nine or 10 year sentence and then they have to serve one third to be eligible for parole. So that’s why we feel it’s important to change it to a 20 year mandatory sentence for all future changes involving these cases.”