A Life Lost in Crash, but a Future Spared ; John Heger's Remorse and Tearful Pleas From the Victim's Mother Lead to a Case of Judicial Leniency.
Portland Press Herald › August 01, 2008
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One year after the car crash that took her daughter's life, Winifred Burke stood in a courtroom a few feet from the young man who was behind the wheel.
John Heger, 20, of Scarborough, was about to be sentenced for criminal speeding and driving to endanger. His foster sister, 14- year-old Brittany Burke, died when Heger's speeding car veered off Black Point Road and smashed into a tree on July 12, 2007.See the full content of this document
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A Life Lost in Crash, but a Future Spared ; John Heger's Remorse and Tearful Pleas From the Victim's Mother Lead to a Case of Judicial Leniency.
"It was an accident," Winifred Burke told Justice William Brodrick on Tuesday in Cumberland County Superior Court. She spoke softly, pausing for long moments to wipe away tears.
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