September 5,2025
RED FM News Desk
Ontario Premier Doug Ford met with the family of Andrew Cristillo, a 35-year-old man killed in August in a crash with an alleged dangerous driver, and said he backs their push to strengthen the province’s road safety laws.
“This wasn’t an accident—it was murder. This was a reckless, careless person who didn’t care about people’s lives,” Ford said after Friday’s private, half-hour meeting at Queen’s Park with Cristillo’s wife, Christina, his brother, Jordan, and his father, Danny. He noted that the same driver, 18-year-old Jaiwin Victor Kirubananthan, had previously struck his own vehicle months before the fatal collision.
Ford pledged support for the family’s proposal, “Andrew’s Law,” which Jordan Cristillo is advocating in the wake of the tragedy. The bill would introduce mandatory driving bans in Ontario for anyone charged with dangerous driving until their trial concludes, along with lifetime driving bans for people convicted of extreme cases, such as stunt driving at high speeds or reckless, impaired collisions.
“We’re going to make this part of the fall legislation. We’ll push it through right away—whatever it takes,” Ford promised. A petition backing Andrew’s Law has gathered nearly 35,000 signatures.
Cristillo was driving on Highway 48 in Whitchurch-Stouffville on August 3 with his wife and three daughters when Kirubananthan allegedly crashed into his vehicle head-on, killing him and injuring his family. Police say the teen fled the scene. He now faces charges including dangerous driving causing death, dangerous driving causing bodily harm, and providing a false statement to police.
Court documents show Kirubananthan had been charged earlier in the year with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle after the crash involving Ford. Records suggest he should have faced a 30-day driving suspension following a stunt driving charge but was not taken into custody.
When asked last month about his connection to the same driver, Ford said Kirubananthan had been driving “like an idiot” at over 200 km/h when he hit his car.
Ford said he will continue to support the Cristillo family and encouraged others to do the same, especially as Cristillo’s young daughters return to school and Christina continues her battle with breast cancer. A GoFundMe campaign for the family has raised more than $530,000.
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