5 1/2 year sentence for man who led police on two high-speed chases in 2015
NANAIMO — It’ll be more than half a decade behind bars for a man who led police on two high-speed chases and escaped from custody in 2015.
The sentencing hearing for 33-year-old Tyler Fong concluded Thursday, May 18 at Provincial Court in Nanaimo. He previously pleaded guilty to 18 charges, from breaking and entering to flight from police and assault with a motor vehicle.
He was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison after getting credit for time already served in custody, plus a three-year driving ban. It’s roughly half of what the Crown sought and one-year-and-a-half less than what Fong’s defence argued for.
Judge Ron Lamperson noted the substantial amount of convictions already on Fong’s record was the most pressing aggravating factor of his decision.