DRUMHELLER, Alta. - Daniel Tschetter, convicted of killing five people when he smashed his cement truck into the back of a car in Calgary, has been granted day parole.

Daniel Tschetter, who is 55, was behind the wheel of the truck in December 2007 when it slammed into a vehicle stopped at a red light.

Sixteen-month-old Zachary Morrison, his mother, Melaina Hovdebo, 33; Chris Gautreau, 41; and Gautreau's two daughters, Alexia, 9, and Kiarra, 6, were killed in the crash.

Tschetter was given a 5 1/2-year sentence for manslaughter.

National Parole Board spokeswoman Cory Black says he was denied full parole, but he will be allowed to live at a halfway house on day parole.

She said the board imposed a number of conditions on his release, including that he not drive, drink alcohol or contact the families of his victims.

Tschetter is eligible to apply again for full release in June of next year.

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  • Herb Grieder

    Herb Grieder holds a picture of his 16-month-old nephew, Zachary Morrison, who was killed after a cement truck crashed into the back of a car on Dec. 7, 2007, killing all five people inside. Daniel Tschetter was found guilty on five counts of manslaughter in Calgary Thursday, May 7, 2009.

  • Tracey Grieder

    Tracey Grieder (left) wipes away a tear while her brother Lee Morrison talks to reporters following a parole hearing at the Bowden Institution in Bowden, Alta., Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011 photo. Five people, including Grieder's nephew and Morrison's son were killed when Daniel Tschetter hit their car with a cement truck.

  • Daniel Tschetter

    Daniel Tschetter, centre, leaves court, in Calgary Thursday, May 7, 2009, with his family after being found guilty of five counts of manslaughter after a cement truck crashed into the back of a car on Dec. 7, 2007, killing all five people inside.

  • Daniel Tschetter

    Daniel Tschetter, right, leaves court, in Calgary Thursday, May 7, 2009, with his wife after being found guilty of five counts of manslaughter after a cement truck crashed into the back of a car on Dec. 7, 2007, killing all five people inside.

  • Parents' Grief