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The mother of a 17-year-old accused of being responsible for the death of a 70-year-old man in a crash on Circle Drive says she begged a Saskatoon judge earlier that day to place her son in custody because he was high on drugs.

The mother, in an interview on Thursday, said her son was high during an appearance Wednesday in Saskatoon provincial court on breach of probation charges. His identity is protected by the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

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She said she pleaded with the judge, the boy’s lawyer and the prosecutor to place him in custody, but he was released. He was allegedly involved hours later in the fatal crash.

“The man would still have his life if they would have arrested him,” the mother said, adding she feels horrible for what happened and apologizes profusely.

“I’m so sorry for the other family. He is devastated,” she said.