The family of a little girl killed by a drunk driver will have to wait at least another month to find out if her killer will get his driver's license back early.
Paul Wettlaufer appeared in Surrey, B.C., court Monday to ask a judge to end the 10-year-driving ban imposed when he was sentenced six years ago -- but the judge says he needs more time to make a final decision.
Wettlaufer, a known alcoholic with a history of drinking and driving and ignoring driving prohibitions, pleaded guilty to the hit-and-run that killed Carly Regan and has already completed his 14-month jail term.
In January 2003, Regan, her sister and a friend were rollerblading on the side of an Aldergrove street when Wettlaufer struck them with his car, killing Carley. He took off.
Regan's family is horrified he wants to get his license back four years earlier before the ban expires and says the repeat offender is a danger to the public.
"A person that lies will repeat and repeat and repeat until it's finally over and done with," Barry Regan, Carley's dad, said.
Despite not having a license, CTV News has learned Wettlaufer has a lease on a Dodge Ram truck, which he bought exactly a year ago.
Eileen Klienfelder, Wettlaufer's friend, says he hasn't touched a drop of alcohol since the incident six years ago and needs his license to be reinstated so he can commute to work.
"He has to go all the way to work," she said. "Always everybody is driving him back and forth steady. He would like to go to work. At least back and forth to work."
Family and friends testified Wettlaufer has had counseling for his drinking, but also admitted his last AA meeting was 2007.
The judge wants neutral information from a probation officer before making a final decision and has pushed the court date into late summer or early fall.
With a report from CTV British Columbia's Norma Reid
