Gut-wrenching video was played in court on Friday showing a Calgary police officer and firefighter both trying to save the life of an unconscious nine-year-old girl who was injured in a car crash on Boxing Day after a man blew through a red light in a stolen minivan.
The family of Victoria Desjardins sobbed in court as an officer's body-worn camera video was played as part of Duane Nepoose's guilty plea.
Nepoose admitted to stealing a minivan, fleeing police and causing the crash that left Desjardins dead and seven others — including her mother and older sister — injured.
Nepoose, 30, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death, dangerous driving causing bodily harm, robbery and fleeing a police officer.
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