The Oshawa man accused in the death of a 35-year-old father of three in a collision after which he fled the scene has plead guilty to multiple charges.
Jaiwin Kirubananthan appeared in a Newmarket court on Monday morning and entered a guilty plea for dangerous driving causing death, three counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm and fail to remain where death ensued. Kirubananthan was 18 at the time of the incident.
Andrew Cristillo was killed in a crash between two vehicles on Highway 48, between St. John Sideroad and Ballantrae Commons on August 3, 2025. His three daughters, all under the age of eight, suffered life-altering injuries. His wife Christina, who has been battling breast cancer for the past few years, was also injured.
According to the OPP, the driver of the second vehicle fled the scene but was found shortly afterward and arrested. They also confirmed to CityNews that the accused was also involved in another crash back in January, 2025 which involved an OPP vehicle that was driving Premier Doug Ford. Kirubananthan was charged with dangerous driving in that incident as well.
Following Cristillo’s death, his family launched a petition to urge the Ontario government to strengthen dangerous driving laws, dubbed Andrew’s Law.
The legislation was tabled in November and if passed, it would enact lifetime driving bans for those convicted of dangerous driving causing death.
The new law would also allow police to immediately suspend a driver’s licence for 90 days if they have reason to believe someone is driving dangerously, and impose increased fines.
The legislation is currently making its way through Queen’s Park and is in the second reading stage.
Speaking to media outside the courthouse, Cristillo’s younger brother Jordan said passing the law is “common sense.”
“If you can’t be trusted behind the wheel, you shouldn’t be back behind the wheel,” he said. “When people are going over 200 kilometres an hour, hitting the premier of Ontario’s car and back behind the wheel in 30 days, clearly out system is failing us and it failed my brother.”
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With files from Afua Baah and The Canadian Press