On April 6, the world was rocked by a collision between a semi-trailer truck and the bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior ice hockey team -- a crash in snowy, western Canada that left 16 dead and at least another dozen injured. International tributes, including one at the NHL's offseason awards show, ensued. Everyone from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump to Pope Francis and Queen Elizabeth II paid their respects to the victims, their families and the survivors of the accident, which occurred in Saskatchewan on the Broncos' way to a playoff game. Now, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have made an arrest in the case, charging the driver of the semi-trailer truck with 16 counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and 13 additional counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, 29, was the driver during the collision, according to the Toronto Sun: He was taken into custody immediately after the collision and released later that evening.The driver was working for Adesh Deol Trucking Ltd., a two-truck company operating out of a home in northeast Calgary. The company said the driver of its oversize tractor-trailer only had a year's experience as a commercial driver and just over two weeks of training from his new employer. Sidhu will remain in custody until his first court appearance next week.<doc-sep>The Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced Friday that they have arrested the driver of a truck that collided with a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team in April, which resulted in 16 deaths and injury to 13 others. Jaskirat Sidhu, 29, was arrested at his home in Calgary at 10:07 a.m. local time Friday, per the RCMP. Sidhu faces 16 counts of "dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death" and 13 counts of "dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm." The RCMP said that Sidhu will "make his first appearance in Saskatchewan Provincial Court next week." The April accident occurred at an intersection in rural Saskatchewan. There were 29 players and people associated with the team on board the bus as the Broncos were making their way to a playoff game.<doc-sep>Send this page to someone via email Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, accused of 29 counts of dangerous driving after a semi-truck collided with the Humboldt Broncos team bus on April 6, was released on bail Tuesday. Sixteen people died in the crash, including players and staff members of the Saskatchewan junior hockey team. Another 13 people were injured. FULL COVERAGE: Humboldt Broncos tragedy Sidhu, 29, was remanded into custody exactly three months later, on July 6. RCMP said he was arrested at his Calgary home at 10:07 a.m. local time without incident. He appeared in court in Melfort, Sask. Tuesday. WATCH: Semi driver charged in Humboldt Broncos bus crash appears in court 0:46 Semi driver charged in Humboldt Broncos bus crash appears in court Semi driver charged in Humboldt Broncos bus crash appears in court – Jul 10, 2018 Sidhu was released on $1,000 bail with a number of conditions. He must stay at his Calgary home and follow a curfew. He is also under a driving ban and had to surrender his passport. Story continues below advertisement Neighbours told Global News Sidhu lives in the basement suite at the home located in the community of Saddle Ridge. He’ll be back in court on Aug. 21. WATCH: Family of Adam Herold, youngest Bronco, sues driver of semi 1:38 Family of Adam Herold, youngest Bronco, sues driver of semi Family of Adam Herold, youngest Bronco, sues driver of semi – Jul 10, 2018 Details on charges He is facing 16 counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death, and another 13 counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily injury. There was “evidence that motor vehicle was being operated in a way that was dangerous to the public,” Superintendent Derek Williams, the officer in charge of the major crimes unit, said last week. Story continues below advertisement “There’s a number of elements that make up the offence of dangerous driving. Including the marked departure from the standard of care expected from a driver, in this case a commercial truck driver,” he explained. Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "There's a number of elements that make up the offence of dangerous driving. Including the marked departure from the standard of care expected from a driver, in this case a commercial truck driver," he explained. Williams said the charge of dangerous driving causing death could be met with up to 14 years in prison, and up to 10 years for dangerous driving causing injury. What do we know about Sidhu? There’s not much yet known about Sidhu, other than he was driving for Adesh Deol trucking company at the time of the crash. RCMP briefly detained him directly after the crash, but released him soon after. He was uninjured in the crash. WATCH: Victims’ families relieved by RCMP charges in Humboldt Broncos crash 1:54 Victims’ families relieved by RCMP charges in Humboldt Broncos crash Victims’ families relieved by RCMP charges in Humboldt Broncos crash – Jul 6, 2018 The director of the trucking company, Sukmander Singh, said in April that the driver had started working for him about a month before the crash. Story continues below advertisement READ MORE: Calgary truck company owner speaks after Humboldt Broncos crash Singh told Global News at the time that the driver had obtained his license about a year ago and had been on the road for two weeks, after undergoing two weeks of training. Singh also said the driver had been going to counselling services after the crash, but didn’t give the driver’s name. Sindu and Singh were the only two people working for Adesh Deol, and the company has since been suspended pending an investigation. READ MORE: Parents of Humboldt Broncos player killed in crash sue truck driver, bus maker As of yet, no charges have been laid against the trucking company. RCMP said they researched every aspect of the crash including speed and position of the vehicles, road and weather conditions, point of impact and witness interviews. They also said they investigated the possibility of impairment, but no impairment charges were laid. The fatal crash rocked the hockey community in Canada and worldwide; a fundraiser for the team raised millions of dollars in just days. The families and the victims are expected to receive payouts soon from the fund to help cover travel and other costs. Story continues below advertisement The surviving members of the Humboldt Broncos have also been honoured by the NHL as they recover. Head coach Darcy Haugan was also posthumously awarded the Community Hero award at the NHL awards last month. *with files from Dave Giles and Andrew Russell<doc-sep>Right after long-awaited charges were laid in the Humboldt Broncos crash against a semi driver from Calgary, one man with the same name faced an onslaught of hateful messages on social media. After doing a cursory search on Facebook, Alec Couros found hundreds of people listed under the same name as Jaskirat Sidhu, who is charged with 16 counts of dangerous driving causing death and 13 of dangerous driving causing injury in the collision. It's not the first time Couros, a professor of educational technology and media at the University of Regina, has seen a case like this. For example, a man misidentified as having involvement in the Boston bombing was bombarded with calls, and his family harassed. The number of people on Twitter and Facebook makes it a lot easier to contact and find out more about people from across the world, but it comes with risks when people are not fully informed, Couros said. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu is the full name of the man accused in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. (The Canadian Press) "People of course react very quickly when they're emotional, when they want to say something online and they may not do their research. And that's unfortunately very common but very dangerous in cases like this," he said. In the Humboldt Broncos case, despite a photo clearly identifying the accused, another man who looks completely different made an open plea on Facebook for people to stop sending him hateful messages. But harassment can go far beyond messages into physical threats, Couros said. This mob mentality...can be very dangerous. - Prof. Alec Couros "People can do much more damaging or even physically damaging things where they can actually find the person's information, where they live and so this mob mentality although it plays out online in certain ways can be very dangerous," he said. How to protect yourself Couros said he recommends that his students put their identity out there to thwart potential misidentifications online. On the other hand, he said he doesn't want people to contribute to the problem. "When you see something online that infuriates you, make sure that you have your research," he said. The Humboldt Broncos situation is an "extreme example" of how online comments and messages can be hurtful, Couros said.<doc-sep>
OTTAWA—Canadian police on Friday arrested and charged the truck driver whose vehicle was involved in a deadly crash with a bus carrying members of a Saskatchewan junior hockey team in April. The collision left 16 people dead, including 10 players from the Humboldt Broncos hockey team, the team’s coach and a volunteer statistician. Another 13 people were injured. The crash sent shock waves through the small town of Humboldt, a farming and potash-mining community located east of Saskatoon, and through the North American hockey community. The Broncos were on their way to a playoff game in Nipawin, Saskatchewan, on April 6 when their bus collided with a truck at a rural intersection. Police said on Friday that the bus was driving northbound and the semi-truck was driving westbound, but said they couldn’t provide further details about what caused the two vehicles to collide because the evidence will now go before a court. Jaskirat Sidhu, a 29-year-old man from Calgary, was charged on Friday with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily injury, police said. At the time of the crash, police said the truck driver hadn’t been injured and was released after initial questioning. Police hadn’t previously identified the truck driver. Many of the Humboldt Broncos players were recruited from across Western Canada and were hosted in Humboldt by local families. The team had been among the top-performing in the province of Saskatchewan before the crash. Canadian junior hockey teams typically travel to their games by bus, and the Humboldt Broncos weren’t the first team to be involved in a deadly collision. In 1986, four junior hockey players from the Saskatchewan town of Swift Current, about 240 miles south of Humboldt, were killed in a bus crash.