‘I Don’t Want a Trial:’ Truck Driver in Humboldt Broncos Crash Pleads Guilty

The driver of a transport truck involved in a deadly crash with the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team’s bus pleaded guilty on Jan. 8 to all charges against him. “I plead guilty, your honour,” Jaskirat Singh Sidhu said as he stood before a judge in a court in Melfort, Sask. He said he doesn’t want a trial—it would only make matters worse.

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu leaves provincial court in Melfort, Sask., on Jan. 8, 2019. The Canadian Press/Kayle Neis

MELFORT, Sask.—The driver of a transport truck involved in a deadly crash with the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team’s bus pleaded guilty on Jan. 8 to all charges against him.

“I plead guilty, your honour,” Jaskirat Singh Sidhu said as he stood before a judge in a court in Melfort, Sask.