An 18-year-old man has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to three charges stemming from a fatal crash on Circle Drive last fall.

Mario Ahenakew was sentenced Monday in Saskatoon Provincial Court for his role in the Sept. 7, 2016, collision after the Crown and defence presented a joint submission.

The crash, which occurred on Circle Drive, near 108th Street, left a 70-year-old man dead.

A vehicle driven by Ahenakew was travelling northbound on Circle Drive when it struck a piece of construction equipment, crossed the median and hit a southbound Volkswagen Beetle, according to police.

The man driving the Beetle was pronounced dead at the scene. Ahenakew was taken to hospital, but later released.

Ahenakew’s mother previously told CTV News her son appeared in court in Saskatoon hours before the crash on another charge. She said she pleaded with the court to keep her son in custody because he was high on drugs and needed help.

Police said they received two reports of the suspect vehicle being driven erratically before the crash, but they were unable to locate the vehicle.

The crash shut down Circle Drive for nearly six hours while police investigated.

Ahenakew, who was 17 at the time of the collision, can be identified because he was sentenced as an adult.

He will be given credit for time served, which has been almost one year.