The 15-year-old driver of the car involved in a deadly crash in August 2014 pleaded guilty this morning to dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm.

The teenager, whose identity is protected from publication because of her age, is now 17 years old.

Killed in the collision were 15-year-old Clare Cherepak, a student of Vanier Catholic Secondary School, and 20-year-old Brendan Kinney, a graduate of Porter Creek Secondary School.

Derrick Gibbons, 18, was severely injured and had to be flown to Vancouver for care.

All three victims were passengers in the Honda Accord the teenager was driving.

The collision occurred early on the morning of Saturday, Aug. 9 at the intersection of the Alaska Highway and the Robert Service Way-Hamilton Boulevard extension.

At 2:45 a.m., William Petrie, a truck driver, left the Airport Chalet after having completed his mandatory rest period.

He was towing two empty trailers.

He was travelling around 80 km/h when approaching the intersection, said Crown prosecutor Peter LaPrairie, later adding the exact speed couldn’t be determined by collision analysts.

The posted speed limit in that area is 80 km/h.

The Honda was northbound on the Alaska Highway.

The four friends had met up earlier that night at Kinney’s residence for a party.

The driver arrived at the party at around midnight. At around 1:50 a.m., Domino’s Pizza received a delivery call for a pizza.

The delivery man arrived between 2:15 and 2:30 a.m., the Crown prosecutor said.

The delivery man heard a comment from the person who paid for the pizza that he was teaching a 15-year-old how to drive.

At the time, the teenager had only her graduate learner’s licence.

The truck was southbound.

Petrie testified seeing the Honda in the centre lane, with no turn signals on, according to a statement of facts read by the Crown.

At the intersection, the Honda driver suddenly turned left, in front of the truck.

Petrie tried to brake but couldn’t stop in time to avoid the crash, LaPrairie said.

The truck entered the front side of the car.

The Honda driver was the only occupant conscious when EMS personnel and RCMP officers arrived on the scene.

Officers on the scene smelled an odour of alcohol coming from the car.

A first screening device showed the driver’s blood-alcohol level to be at .038.

Blood analysis at Whitehorse General Hospital done at 6 a.m. revealed the driver’s blood-alcohol rate to be less than .01.

Kinney was pronounced dead at the scene.

The two others occupants were transported to the hospital.

The driver told the police she had consumed alcohol and marijuana, the court heard.

Cherepak and Kinney died of multiple blunt force trauma, LaPrairie said.

Gibbons was medevaced to Vancouver with brain injuries, six broken ribs, and liver and stomach damage.

He has no memory of the accident.

He had to undergo a second emergency surgery at Vancouver General Hospital when doctors detected a brain aneurism.

Today, the courtroom was packed with the victims’ families, as well as the driver’s parents and grandparents.

Gibbons was also present.

The driver was initially charged last March with two counts of criminal negligence causing death and one count of criminal negligence causing bodily harm.

The charges were amalgamated into one today.

The Crown and defence are asking for a sentence of two years under community supervision and a driving prohibition.

While the Crown is asking for a three- to five-year prohibition, defence lawyer Bob Aloneissi is seeking a one-year driving prohibition.

He told the judge that given the teenager can’t get into town without a car, a longer prohibition would only hamper her rehabilitation.

Judge John Faulkner was set to pronounce sentence at 2 p.m. today.

Six victim impact statements were read out in court this morning.

See tomorrow’s Star for more coverage.