Two men who pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death in connection with a high-speed collision that killed a Toronto cab driver will not spend time behind bars.

Wang-Piao Dumani Ross and Alexander Ryazanov, both 20, were originally charged with criminal negligence in the case involving Tahir Khan, who died in January 2006, days before he was set to be sworn in as a Canadian citizen. 

Tahir Khan was just days from being sworn in as Canadian when he was killed in a high-speed collision.
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On Tuesday, the two were given conditional sentences of two years less a day to be served in the community. Their sentences also include:

• Two years probation.
• 12 months of house arrest.
• 150 hours of community service.
• Bans from driving for four years.

Ross and Ryazanov were each speeding in their parents' luxury cars on Mount Pleasant Road when one of their vehicles collided with a taxi.

Khan, a 46-year-old immigrant from Pakistan, was turning left when the Mercedes-Benz driven by Ryazanov struck his vehicle, slamming it into a light pole. Khan died at the scene.

Witnesses saw the two men travelling at speeds of up to 130 and 140 kilometres an hour on a road with a 60 km/h speed limit.

Ryazanov's lawyer, Todd White, said it would have been an "outrage" if the two men had been sent to jail considering "there's no suggestion, no hint of alcohol, no hint of drugs, their ability to operate their motor vehicles was not impaired by anything."

David Humphrey, the lawyer for Ross, said his client appreciated that he was facing potentially serious consequences.

"Is he happy? No. Is he relieved that he's going to be serving a conditional sentence? Yes, he is," said Humphrey.

The two former private school classmates were accused of street racing but Ross's lawyer said they were only speeding.

Khan had been working in Canada for several years to support his extended family in Pakistan and had finally saved enough money to bring his wife to Canada.