EDMONTON—Anthony Getschel cast his eyes down and wept as the Crown prosecutor read out details of the night Getschel ran over professional mixed-martial-arts fighter Ryan Jimmo with his truck.

Getschel pleaded guilty in an Edmonton court Monday to manslaughter and failing to remain at the scene of a collision.

According to an agreed statement of facts, Jimmo, 34, was driving in a Jeep Patriot with his girlfriend on Whyte Ave. around 2 a.m. on June 26, 2016, showing her the town after the two went to see a movie together.

At the same time, Getschel — who had just left Cook County Saloon after he and his friend got into a fist fight — raced his 1998 GMC Sierra aggressively west on Whyte Ave.

The truck pulled up behind Jimmo’s Jeep. Seeing the truck approach so aggressively, Jimmo pulled into the parking lot of the H2O Lounge near 101st St. and Whyte Ave. to exchange words.

Jimmo walked up to the truck, slapping the window and yelling at Getschel, challenging Getschel and his friend in the truck to a fight. Getschel stayed in the truck.

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As Jimmo walked back toward his Jeep, Getschel slammed on the accelerator, driving over two concrete curbs. The truck hit Jimmo, dragging him to the front of his Jeep.

Knowing he had just run a man over, Getschel sped out of the parking lot, nearly colliding with another car before racing away.

Bystanders flagged down a nearby police officer and called 911. Jimmo was still alive but badly injured.

Emergency crews treated Jimmo at the scene before loading him into an ambulance and rushing him to the University of Alberta Hospital.

En route, Jimmo went into cardiac arrest. He was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital.

An autopsy would later confirm Jimmo died from blunt force trauma and crush injuries.

Meanwhile, Getschel dropped off his passengers before hiding his truck in the Mill Creek Ravine near 91st St. and 73rd Ave., taking a cab home.

He told a family member his truck had been stolen and went to bed.

When he woke up the following morning, Getschel confessed what he had done to a family member. Getschel then picked up his truck and backed it into his driveway.

Getschel then went to a registry office, claiming his licence plate had been stolen so he could get a new one to help disguise his truck.

On Monday, Getschel went to Fort McMurray for work. When he returned home late that night, his family urged him to turn himself in.

Police officers had already identified him as a suspect and were surveilling his home.

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At 1 a.m. on June 28, Getschel surrendered himself at police headquarters.

Getschel’s guilty plea seemed to provide little solace for members of Jimmo’s family gathered in the gallery Monday, who sobbed and held each other as the Crown prosecutor recounted Jimmo’s final moments.

Getschel is expected to be sentenced on Dec. 3.

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