{"id":540025,"date":"2026-03-16T11:46:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/540025\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T11:46:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:46:18","slug":"drunk-driver-pleads-guilty-admits-he-stole-moms-bmws-killed-friend-hurled-slurs-at-first-responders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/540025\/","title":{"rendered":"Drunk driver pleads guilty, admits he stole mom\u2019s BMWs, killed friend, hurled slurs at first responders"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Over an eight-month period Kane Burrows, 19, stole two BMWs from his mother, drove drunk, crashed twice, killed a friend and hurled slurs at first responders who tried to help him, a Calgary judge heard during the offender\u2019s guilty plea Friday.<\/p>\n

Burrows pleaded guilty to a number of charges, including impaired driving causing death, impaired driving causing injury and dangerous driving in connection with two crashes that took place in December 2024 and August 2025.<\/p>\n

On both occasions, Burrows had been drinking and, on both occasions, he was prohibited from driving after his license was suspended because he failed to provide a breath sample to police in October 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The plea, negotiated by defence lawyer Alain Hepner and prosecutor Greg Piper, took place Friday afternoon before Court of King\u2019s Bench Justice Shane Parker.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Details of Burrows\u2019s crimes come from an agreed statement of facts (ASF).<\/p>\n

160 km\/h in 80 zone<\/p>\n

The first and fatal crash took place on Dec. 23, 2024. That day, Burrows stole his mother\u2019s BMW convertible and headed to a southwest pub with friends where he drank alcohol.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Before the crash, witnesses noted Burrows was stunting in the pub\u2019s parking lot, doing doughnuts before pulling out of the lot.<\/p>\n

According to the ASF, Burrows drove aggressively; swerving in and out of lanes, and traveling at speeds of up to 160 km\/h in an 80 km\/h zone on Glenmore Trail.<\/p>\n

The frightened passengers asked Burrows to slow down and one suggested he could drive instead.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Friend killed <\/p>\n

At one point, each of the three lanes were occupied by cars and Burrows was unable to pass, so he swerved onto the right-hand shoulder of the road into the path of a large, multi-axle crane truck that had broken down.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was 9:47 p.m. when Burrows struck a hook and crane boom and then collided with the back of the truck.<\/p>\n

\"AZachary Legault, 18, was killed when his friend, who was driving drunk, crashed into a crane truck. (arbormemorial.ca)<\/p>\n

Zachary Legault, 18, was badly injured and died later that night in hospital.<\/p>\n

Another passenger who survived suffered a broken rib, broken vertebra, and a fractured sternum.<\/p>\n

Threatened cops, paramedics<\/p>\n

When first responders arrived on-scene, Burrows \u201cwas argumentative and disruptive\u201d and wanted to leave the scene.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBurrows swore at them, called them slurs, and threatened them with legal consequences,\u201d reads the ASF.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After CPS arrived, Burrows \u201cdid not express concern or ask about the welfare of Mr. Legault or Mr. Kuqali, focusing rather on arguing with the first responders.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ultimately, Burrows had to be sedated by paramedics.<\/p>\n

Blood alcohol .154<\/p>\n

His blood alcohol level at the time of the crash was determined to be .154, nearly twice the legal limit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Burrows was charged nearly three months later, on March 21, 2025. He was granted bail on conditions that included a driving and alcohol prohibition.<\/p>\n

Then, on Aug. 8, 2025, Burrows once again stole a BMW belonging to his mother.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Around 2 a.m. that day, police spotted the vehicle travelling 170 km\/h in an 80 km\/h zone on Macleod Trail.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When officers attempted a traffic stop, Burrows sped away, hitting a number of parked vehicles along 58th Avenue S.W. at a speed of 124 km\/h.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"AThis is the second BMW that Kane Burrows stole from his mother and crashed while drinking and driving. (Court exhibit )<\/p>\n

Burrows was “extracted” at gunpoint by police.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Officers found open alcohol containers in the car, within reach of the driver\u2019s seat.<\/p>\n

Burrows was arrested at the scene and released on bail for a second time but the Crown successfully appealed his release and he was taken back into custody.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pre-sentence reports have been ordered and Burrows will be sentenced later this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":540026,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194293],"tags":[49,2798,48],"class_list":{"0":"post-540025","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-calgary","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-calgary","10":"tag-canada"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=540025"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540025\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/540026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=540025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=540025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=540025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}