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NEWS photo Nell Lucento

ENJOYING THE last warm days of the season, Laura Jones (left) and Haven Jackson splash about at the waterpark at Mahon Park in North Van-
couver. Cooler weather and showers are forecast for the weekend.

THEE 17-YEAR-OLD North Vancouver teen involved in the
May 25 hit and run death of a 26-year-old North Vancouver
woman was sentenced Thursday in North Vancouver youth
court fo one year's probation with counselling, ordered to
perform 100 hours of community work service and was
prohibited trom driving for two years.

The victim, Andrea Joy Rogers,
died after being struck from
behind by a car while walking in
the [300-block of Doran Road,

She had been on her way home
from a shift working with the
mentally handicapped at Lynn

By MICHAEL BECKER

News Repurter

Valley House.
The driver of the car panicked
and feft the scene. Ropers was

discovered and assisted by another
motorist, but died or massive head
injuries hours later.

The youth’s abandoned car was
recovered the folowing day by
North Vancouver ROMP. Phe car
had heen reported stolen to police
after the vouth had told his parents
the car had disappeared while he
was delivering newspapers.

The youth, whose name cannot
be published because he is undet
18, subsequently admitted to police
that he had been the driver of the
car when Rogers was struck,

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He was chateed with tathng to
Sop af the svene of an acendent
and pubhe mischiet.

Presiding Judee TRO Paradis
tuled the youth had made an im-
pulsive decision ta report the car
Stolen and took into account the
fact that Che vouth had made a fuil
safement tegarding the tragedy
within 24 hours of the incident,
tad no priog record of criminal
behavior and had the backing of a
supportive family.

The Crown had earher asked the

court to. consider the issue ut

general deterrence to discourage
other voung offenders from failing
ta provide assistance mn similar
cases as a factor in the sentencing
and had arvued tor imposing a
period of custody,

But the judge, citing a number
of Appeal Court decisions, said the
concept of general deterrence
played no part in the sentencing af
a voung offender.

Said 49-vear-old Shirley Rogers,
the mother of the victim, whe

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