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Barrie woman still awaits sentencing date in south-end crash

Legal counsel for Cassie Korzenko says trial co-ordinator still looking for dates that will work for everyone involved
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Cassie Korzenko was charged with three counts of impaired driving causing bodily harm following a crash in December 2022 in south-end Barrie.

There is still no date set for a sentencing hearing for the Barrie woman who pleaded guilty in connection to a December 2022 crash that sent three people to hospital with serious injuries. 

Cassie Korzenko, who was 32 years old when she was charged, has pleaded guilty to three counts of impaired driving causing bodily harm following the crash in front of Sadlon Arena in Barrie's south end.

Legal counsel for Korzenko appeared in case management court via Zoom this morning (Jan. 31), noting it appears the trial co-ordinator is still canvassing dates as the dates offered so far have not worked for those involved. 

Korzenko's next appearance is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 14 at 9 a.m., when it's anticipated a date will be set for a sentencing hearing. 

On Jan. 16, ​​Korzenko appeared virtually in an Orillia courtroom to face the charges and enter a plea to charges related to a crash on Dec. 1, 2022, which saw three people suffer serious injuries after being struck outside Sadlon Arena at Mapleview and Bayview drives. 

Korzenko was arrested at the scene and charged following the crash, where Barrie city police said she was driving her vehicle southbound on Bayview Drive when she struck the pedestrians and then also collided with two other vehicles, whose occupants were uninjured.

Empower Simcoe community support worker Melanie Smith, 52, as well as two middle-aged men named Sean and Jeff, who receive support from the organization and are involved with Special Olympics, suffered serious injuries from the crash.

Korzenko spent nearly two months in custody following her arrest, before being released on bail Jan. 25, 2023.

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Barrie police investigate on Dec. 1, 2022 after multiple pedestrians were struck in a collision at the intersection of Mapleview Drive and Bayview Drive. | BarrieToday files