Lindsay Hauck feels let down and disgusted over a justice system that was supposed to protect her and her late friend, Erin Smith.

Hauck is 乌鸦传媒渉eartbroken and devastated乌鸦传媒� over the loss of her close friend and her own life that she had built.

She is angry and frustrated that nobody in charge will give her any answers.

Hauck is a former Vernon nurse who was a passenger in a vehicle driven by her co-worker and friend, Smith, as the pair enjoyed a coffee break from their shift at Vernon Jubilee Hospital in the early hours of Oct. 23, 2014. As the pair drove through a green light northbound on 32nd Street, Smith乌鸦传媒檚 car was blindsided by a minivan that ran a red light on 30th Avenue, driven by Lori Victoria Vance.

After nearly three years, Vance pleaded guilty to charges of impaired driving causing Smith乌鸦传媒檚 death, and impaired driving causing bodily harm to Hauck. Vance was sentenced to three years for Smith乌鸦传媒檚 death, and one year 乌鸦传媒� to be served concurrent 乌鸦传媒� for causing Hauck乌鸦传媒檚 serious injuries. Vance was given a six-year driving prohibition upon completion of her jail term.

Six of eight charges against Vance were stayed by Crown counsel.

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乌鸦传媒淭hree years in jail, and losing her licence for only six years. Six years of no driving for killing somebody, then she乌鸦传媒檒l get her licence back.

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For nearly three years after the accident, said Hauck, she 乌鸦传媒渟at back silently as this nightmare dragged out longer and longer while some part of me was holding out hope that in the end, she (Vance) would be held accountable for what she had done and the justice system would do what I thought it was in place to do.乌鸦传媒�

Besides Vance, Hauck directs her anger at Crown counsel.

乌鸦传媒淭hey talk about wanting to save us the burden of a trial but what about the burden the last two-and-a-half years while they all did nothing?乌鸦传媒� asked Hauck. 乌鸦传媒淒on乌鸦传媒檛 we deserve an explanation? We all asked 乌鸦传媒榳hy are you taking so long to press charges? We were told it was because they wanted to make sure they charged her with everything possible so she was held accountable and that they wanted to build a strong case.

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For nearly three years, Hauck said she has 乌鸦传媒渘ot been able to find any peace or even properly mourn the loss of my amazing friend.乌鸦传媒�

乌鸦传媒淚 have built up a wall inside myself in order to avoid feeling the loss I experienced and in building that wall, I have the ability to enjoy my life the way I once did,乌鸦传媒� she said.

In writing her statement, Hauck said she is 乌鸦传媒渢rying to find my own way to whatever peace I can,乌鸦传媒� because that is what her friend Erin would want.

乌鸦传媒淓rin wouldn乌鸦传媒檛 want me to spend the rest of my life angry and full of hate because that乌鸦传媒檚 not how Erin lived her life, but I needed to have my truth heard,乌鸦传媒� she said.

乌鸦传媒淔or two-and-a-half years, this has plagued every second of my life. It乌鸦传媒檚 the first thing I think about when I wake up and the last thing I think about before I go to bed. I have lost parts of who I am, some of which I will never get back and some I am desperately still trying to find.乌鸦传媒�

Hauck praised RCMP Victims Assistance and the police themselves 乌鸦传媒渇or all the hard work they did in this case.乌鸦传媒�

She also thanked the community at large.

乌鸦传媒淭hank you to everyone who has supported me through this. I乌鸦传媒檓 extremely blessed to have had all of you there beside me.

乌鸦传媒淚 know how lucky I am to be here today and I don乌鸦传媒檛 take my life for granted, but Erin wasn乌鸦传媒檛 lucky and it breaks my heart that this is the way it was all handled. Erin deserved so much more than this.乌鸦传媒�