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7%
2 of 28 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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A painful day in court for the family and friends of Tristan Seeger, a Kelowna teen who was fatally run down by a vehicle three years ago.
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who → run → vehicle
They packed a Kelowna courtroom Tuesday as the man responsible for the 15-year-old’s death, Brandon Kazakoff, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death and assault.
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man → pack → death
The guilty pleas stem from an incident on Oct. 21, 2023.
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pleas → stem → Oct.
“I’m glad he admitted what he did to my son, whether or not it’s remorseful or not, only he knows,” Tristan’s father, Jason Seeger, said.
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father → ’m → son
Tristan’s mother, Paule Moore, said she wanted Kazakoff to face the family.
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Kazakoff → say → family
“He killed my son with a car.
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He → kill → car
He didn’t even have the guts to look him in the eye, and he needed to look us in the eye,” she said.
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she → have → eye
Court heard that shortly before the fatal collision, Tristan was part of a group of teenagers involved in an incident in which Kazakoff’s father was bear-sprayed.
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father → hear → which
After learning about the incident, Kazakoff went looking for the group.
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Kazakoff → learn → group
He eventually found the teenagers and assaulted one of them, according to the court proceedings.
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He → find → proceedings
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Kazakoff then got back into his vehicle.
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Kazakoff → get → vehicle
While stopped at an intersection, Tristan deployed bear spray toward the passenger side of the car.
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Tristan → stop → car
Kazakoff turned the vehicle around and drove into the teenager.
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Kazakoff → turn → teenager
He fled the scene.
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He → flee → scene
In the days that followed, Kazakoff changed his licence plates and set his vehicle on fire along a forest service road.
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Kazakoff → follow → road
Kazakoff’s defence lawyer, Glenn Verdurmen, described the incident as “one horrendous, horrible mistake.”
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Verdurmen said his client feels remorse for his actions and understands the impact the case has had on the community.
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case → say → community
“It’s ripped up a lot of people in the Rutland and Kelowna area, and the hurt has gone deep, and that’s not lost on my client,” Verdurmen said.
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Verdurmen → rip → client
“He tells me that this is what he thinks about every day.”
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he → tell → what
For Tristan’s family, the guilty plea means they will not have to relive the painful details of the case through a trial.
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they → mean → trial
But they say no outcome in court can undo their loss.
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outcome → say → loss
Asked what justice would look like, Jason Seeger said for him, there isn’t any.
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Seeger → ask → him
“Bring my son back, but we know that’s not going to happen,” he said, choking back tears.
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he → bring → tears
Instead, the family is left holding on to memories of a teenager they remember for his laughter, charisma and adventurous spirit.
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they → leave → laughter
“His cheeky grin and his devil-may-care attitude and his willingness to just do anything,” Moore said.
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Moore → care → anything
“I miss that stuff about him.
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I → miss → him
You know, we miss him every day.”
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we → know → him
Kazakoff is expected to be sentenced at a later date, likely in early 2027.
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