Trial for Sukhvinder Rai starts today

The trial began today for Sukhvinder Rai, the man who crashed his truck into the Skyway Bridge back in July 2014.

He is facing six charges, that include, impaired driving over .80, dangerous driving, mischief, and endangering life.

The first witness testified was driving behind Rai and saw the crash.

The trial is expected to last until the end of the month.

Sean Leathong is covering the trail and will have a full report on the Evening News at 6.