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The erratic driver who blazed a trail of mayhem that sent university students running for their lives back in March has been jailed and banned from driving.

Marc Fournier, 37, was sentenced last week to 33 months in prison for dangerous driving, auto theft, fleeing the scene and refusing to submit to a drug-recognition test. He will also be banned from driving for five years once he is released.

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When he pleaded guilty in August, Fournier’s lawyer said her client was filled with regret and noted that he took responsibility early on for what police described as a rampage.

The harrowing events of March 20 began when Fournier stole a Dodge Caravan left unlocked and running at the corner of Nelson and Rideau streets. He then side-swiped a Ford Focus only to rear-end it before speeding off. He then drove down Rideau Street in the wrong lane, at high speeds against oncoming traffic. He then drove up King Edward Avenue, speeding and veering through traffic before taking a right on Laurier Avenue East.