{"id":15178653,"date":"2026-06-25T23:20:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T03:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/i-was-scared-young-man-who-struck-crossing-guard-takes-stand-in-his-own-defence\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T00:20:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T04:20:21","slug":"i-was-scared-young-man-who-struck-crossing-guard-takes-stand-in-his-own-defence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/i-was-scared-young-man-who-struck-crossing-guard-takes-stand-in-his-own-defence\/","title":{"rendered":"&#039;I was scared&#039;: Young man who struck crossing guard takes stand in his own defence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/1db99e31-690b-40cb-945c-275f9282152e,1777385182665\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C269%2C3225%2C1814%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29\" alt=\"Xzander Wright, the 19-year-old accused in the March 23 hit and run that killed Ottawa crossing guard Peter Clark, appeared in court on Wednesday and again on Friday.\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" title=\"Xzander Wright, the 19-year-old accused in the March 23 hit and run that killed Ottawa crossing guard Peter Clark, appeared in court on Wednesday and again on Friday.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was an emotionally charged day in Ontario Court Thursday as 19-year-old Xzander Wright recounted the moment he struck crossing guard Peter Clark at a Barrhaven intersection three months ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/ottawa\/crossing-guard-trial-9.7249167?cmp=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">News &#8211; 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