He says he'll take the time to better himself and then apologized for his actions, saying the horrible decision tears him apart.

Adrian McLaren, of Moose Jaw, gave that statement in the Swift Current Court of Queen's Bench this week as he was sentenced for impaired operation of a motor vehicle causing death. McLaren was charged after a rollover on the TransCanada Highways near Morse in February of this year. Demi McKechnie of Moose Jaw was pronounced deceased at the scene while three others were ejected from the vehicle.

McLaren's blood-alcohol content was 222 milligrams per 100 millilitres of blood, based off a sample taken at the hospital. He entered a guilty plea to the charges and addressed the court on Wednesday.

"I'm prepared today for whatever sentence I'm given, and will use it as an opportunity to better myself," he said as family and friends of McKechnie held pictures of their loved one.

McLaren was out on bail as he awaited the court case to proceed but allegedly had three breaches for alcohol consumption that he blames on his struggle with what happened.

On top of the jail sentence of two years and 74 days, McLaren received a three-year driving ban and a 10-year firearms prohibition.