It was a long, teary-eyed walk for Karen and Doug Reimer from the attorney general’s office Thursday morning, after a plea for an independent, third-party review of a court decision was rejected. Just over two years ago, their daughter Jordyn Reimer , 24, was killed in a crash involving a drunk driver , Tyler Scott Goodman. During a trial last fall , the court heard Goodman had blown through two stop signs before hitting Jordyn’s vehicle at a speed more than double the limit.
1:47 Court sentences Winnipeg man, mother in hit and run that killed Jordyn Reimer While Goodman, and his mother, have been prosecuted, the passenger alleged to have handed Goodman the keys to his car has not. Story continues below advertisement “He may as well have handed him the bullet to load the gun and shoot somebody. And nobody will convince me that if it was a gun and a bullet, that that accomplice would not be prosecuted,” Jordyn’s mom, Karen, said.
The Reimers have been advocating to see that decision re-visited with a third party, independent review, but after meeting with justice minister Matt Wiebe, were told that’s not going to happen. “That should be a disappointment to all the people of Manitoba that this government talks about getting tough on crime, but when push comes to shove, they back away from the table,” Doug, Jordyn’s dad, said. “I don’t know why there’s such a resistance to order an independent review.
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