It's about time. And --who allowed this alcoholic to get off easily the other 18 times he drove drunk and was convicted? This guy should have been incarcerated long before, as should many U.S. drunk drivers.

He's 57. He's spent lots of time in jail for sure, if he's had 18 drunk driving convictions he hasn't had a license for a long time either. He probably gets out of prison long enough to get drunk, steal something or get in a fight,(or the other way 'round)and back in jail. What a tradgedy for the Khudaverdian family.

I certainly agree with Laurey above. No one should be allowed to have that many convictions without having spent time in both treatment and incarceration.

I agree with Laurey, it is about time. No one person should be allowed to have a license after just five DUIs. After ten, they should go to jail forever. This guy deserves the death penalty. No excuses.

About time , the man had 132 total convictions, then killed a person and they wanted to give him ten years? carer criminal, needs to spend his life in prison. Good for Canada

The judicial system that allowed this guy to get behind the wheel should accept some of the blame for the death. Although life in prison seems harsh, in reality it should have been imposed before 18 convictions. Five seems a good number to start with. At the least, that would make designated drivers that much more popular.

We don't know exactly how much times this man has previously spent in custody. To assume that the courts had previously been light on him might not be fair. Furthermore, it is impossible for ANYBODY to prevent him from driving. I'm sure his license was revoked a long time ago, thereby making it impossible for him to obtain insurance. Even assuming that that his license was not revoked and the law required him to have an alco- sensor in his own vehicle in order to drive, he could always drive someone else's car. Drunk driving is a crime that is impossible to prevent, as statistics indicate that drunks drive hundreds of times before they are caught again. No telling how many times this guy drove after his previous convictions before getting caught for the next one. For some crimes, the only way to stop their occurence is to incarcerate the offender. Life is too good for this guy and all the others that I have had on my caseload over the years who have seriously injured or killed someone while driving drunk.

Why don't we just make alcohol an illegal drug or substance. People are being killed more by drunk drivers nowadays.

Bravo for Canada, but isn't that judgement a little like closing the barn doors after the horses got out? What society needs for alcoholics is LONGER periods of forced rehab. Biggest dilemma? Most taxpayers don't want to foot the bill. Funny, how it always comes down to the money. (When folks say, "It's not about the money," rest assured, it's about the money.) The "not in my backyard" people only come to grips with alcohol-related deaths when it finally hits closer to home. Escaping reality has been around since the dawn of mankind and is likely to be around until our ultimate demise. Alcohol isn't the only substance available for this escape. I pray for all alcoholics and their recoveries.