Dylan Charpentier pleads guilty to killing cousin Luke in rollover crash

Exactly two years after Dylan Charpentier killed his cousinin a suspected drunk driving rollover,the 20-year-old pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death.

Dylan was sentenced to one year in jail and cannot drive for five years.

On Aug. 29, 2014, Dylan and Luke Charpentier were partying together near Coronation, about 175 km east of Red Deer.

Luke, 21, was from Yellowknife but was in Alberta visiting family at the time.

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He had been staying with a family member about two kilometres away from Dylan's house, where he was supposed to sleep for the night.

A designated driver returned the cousins to Dylan's home but Luke then decided he wanted to return to the other family member's home, according to an agreed statement of facts.

Around 4:20 a.m., Dylan was driving Luke to the other home. He told police that the two were "listening to music and fooling around" when he realized he was in the oncoming lane, swerved and rolled the truck into a field.

Police estimate the truck was travelling between 120 and150 km/h in an 80 km/h zone.

Luke was found alive by police about 50 minutes after the crash and was airlifted to Foothills Hospital where he later died from his injuries.

A year after the fatal crash, Dylan wascharged with impaired driving causing death,operation of a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration over .08percent,and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death.

On Monday, he pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death and the other two chargeswere withdrawn.

Provincial Court Judge Paul Mason accepted a joint sentencing recommendation from Crown prosecutor Peter Mackenzie and defence lawyer Peter Northcott of one year in jail and a five-year driving prohibition.