She was just 13-years-old when she was killed by a hit and run driver. Now the family of Carley Regan is stunned to learn that the man who was behind the wheel is trying to get his license back.
Six years after her death, a small memorial remains on 36th Avenue in Langley
"I remember when they told me. I fell to the ground and I got physically ill,'' said Carley's aunt Christine Quigley
It's a day Quigley will never forget. Now she is reliving the pain. "It was awful,'' she said.
In January 2003, Carley Regan, her sister and a friend were roller blading on the side of an Aldergrove street when Paul Wettlaufer struck them with his car, killing Carley. He took off.
The repeat drunk driver was sentenced to a year in prison and banned from driving for ten years. But he wants to drive again, four years before the ban expires.
"I was shocked actually,'' said the girl's father Barry Regan. "I thought a ten year sentence was going to be a ten year sentence,'' he said.
At the time, Wettlaufer expressed regret for what he had done.
"I'm sorry about this tragic accident. I have remorse for the family. I am very deeply deeply sorry for what happened,'' he said at the time.
Carley 's family says his request makes his apology ring hollow.
"He has no remorse at all or else he wouldn't be asking for his drivers license back,'' said Regan. " I want to see the 10-year ban stick. I don't want him to get his license four years earlier than he should."
Carley 's father plans to be in court on Monday when Wettlaufer asks for his license back.
"I'm going to go to the courthouse on Monday and hopefully get to say what my feeling is on the situation,'' he said.
Meanwhile, at Carley's school, students planted a tree in her memory.
Her family has watched it grow over the years, a constant reminder of a young life cut short.
"She would have turned 20 in April,'' said Quigley. "She would have been driving herself."
It is something they hope Wettlaufer won't be doing any time soon.
With a report by CTV British Columbia's Carrie Stefanson
