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 91裸聊视频渉eartbroken and devastated91裸聊视频� 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, Smith91裸聊视频檚 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 Smith91裸聊视频檚 death, and impaired driving causing bodily harm to Hauck. Vance was sentenced to three years for Smith91裸聊视频檚 death, and one year 91裸聊视频� to be served concurrent 91裸聊视频� for causing Hauck91裸聊视频檚 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.

91裸聊视频淭he system has let us all down except (Lori) Victoria Vance,91裸聊视频� said Hauck in a four-page statement to The Morning Star.

91裸聊视频淭hree years in jail, and losing her licence for only six years. Six years of no driving for killing somebody, then she91裸聊视频檒l get her licence back.

91裸聊视频淲hat the hell kind of world do we live in that that91裸聊视频檚 an acceptable sentence for what she did?91裸聊视频�

For nearly three years after the accident, said Hauck, she 91裸聊视频渟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.91裸聊视频�

Besides Vance, Hauck directs her anger at Crown counsel.

91裸聊视频淭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?91裸聊视频� asked Hauck. 91裸聊视频淒on91裸聊视频檛 we deserve an explanation? We all asked 91裸聊视频榳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.

91裸聊视频淭hey made us all think this was actually being taken seriously and that there was going to be serious consequences for this woman.91裸聊视频�

For nearly three years, Hauck said she has 91裸聊视频渘ot been able to find any peace or even properly mourn the loss of my amazing friend.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚 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,91裸聊视频� she said.

In writing her statement, Hauck said she is 91裸聊视频渢rying to find my own way to whatever peace I can,91裸聊视频� because that is what her friend Erin would want.

91裸聊视频淓rin wouldn91裸聊视频檛 want me to spend the rest of my life angry and full of hate because that91裸聊视频檚 not how Erin lived her life, but I needed to have my truth heard,91裸聊视频� she said.

91裸聊视频淔or two-and-a-half years, this has plagued every second of my life. It91裸聊视频檚 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.91裸聊视频�

Hauck praised RCMP Victims Assistance and the police themselves 91裸聊视频渇or all the hard work they did in this case.91裸聊视频�

She also thanked the community at large.

91裸聊视频淭hank you to everyone who has supported me through this. I91裸聊视频檓 extremely blessed to have had all of you there beside me.

91裸聊视频淚 know how lucky I am to be here today and I don91裸聊视频檛 take my life for granted, but Erin wasn91裸聊视频檛 lucky and it breaks my heart that this is the way it was all handled. Erin deserved so much more than this.91裸聊视频�