Marco Michael Muzzo

Marco Michael Muzzo is a Canadian man convicted in connection with a 2015 impaired-driving crash in Vaughan, Ontario, that killed four members of the Neville-Lake family and injured two others.

Marco Michael Muzzo is a Canadian man convicted in connection with a 2015 impaired-driving crash in Vaughan, Ontario, that killed four members of the Neville-Lake family and injured two others. He pleaded guilty in 2016 to four counts of impaired driving causing death and two counts of impaired driving causing bodily harm, and was sentenced to 10 years in prison and a 12-year driving ban.

Background

Marco Michael Muzzo is identified in Canadian news coverage as the driver involved in a fatal impaired-driving collision in Vaughan, Ontario, in 2015. Reports described him as a member of a wealthy Toronto-area family.

The Vaughan crash

On September 27, 2015, Muzzo’s vehicle collided with a minivan carrying the Neville-Lake family, killing four people and seriously injuring two others. The case drew major national attention because of the victims’ ages and the scale of the loss.

Criminal proceedings

Muzzo pleaded guilty in February 2016 to four counts of impaired driving causing death and two counts of impaired driving causing bodily harm. He was sentenced the following month to 10 years in prison, with credit for pre-sentence custody. Court reports said he was banned from driving for 12 years after release.

Parole and later developments

News reports and parole-board coverage state that Muzzo later progressed through day parole and was granted full parole in 2021. Coverage of the case continued as the Neville-Lake family pursued legal claims and spoke publicly about the crash’s impact.