The man who struck and killed Gemma Snowball in March 2013 was absolved of a failure to appear charge – a charge he received recently when he missed his sentencing hearing.
As The Record previously reported, Kelowna resident Ryan Follack received the charge when he failed to appear for his scheduled Aug. 8 sentencing hearing in New Westminster.
The 29-year-old was making an illegal left turn at Sixth Street and Sixth Avenue on March 13 when he struck Snowball – she died from her injuries two days later.
In April, Follack pled guilty to driving without due care and on Aug. 11 – three days after his original court date – was sentenced to a five-year driving prohibition and required to pay a $2,000 fine.
The matter of Follack’s failure to appear charge was dealt with in New Westminster court on Wednesday where a judge officially absolved him of the charge.
