Drivers fined $1,600 each for their roles in death of 14-year-old Brazilian exchange student

The two men found guilty of driving without due care and attention in the 2018 death of a 14-year-old Brazilian exchange student were sentenced in a Vancouver provincial courtroom last week.

Paul Oliver Wong and Kai Man Cheuwere fined $1,600 each under section 144 of theMotor Vehicle Act.

Both will also have to pay a victim surcharge of $240 each for their roles in Fernanda Girotto's death on Jan. 17, 2018.

Wong and Cheu each hit Girottoas she crossedCariboo Road near the Highway 1 overpass just after 7 a.m. PT that day.

The teenager died at the scene.

The student was first hit by a pickup truck driven by Wong.

He got out of his truck and turned on his hazard lights, but Girotto was hit again when a second vehicle driven by Cheuwent around Wong's truck.

Court heard Girottolikely died as a result of thesecond impact.

Neither Wong nor Cheuwas criminally charged and impairment was not believed to be a factor. Bothpleaded not guilty.

During a hearing, Wong said he had been driving carefully but didn'tseeGirotto until it was too late. It was dark and raining at the time of the crash.

In delivering his verdict, Judge David St. Pierre said the case was a "tragedy" for all involved.

Both the Crown and defence agreed the men should be fined, but the defence argued againsta driving prohibition at a later sentencing hearing.