B.C.’s attorney general to look at case of driver in fatal crash escaping criminal charges

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B.C.’s attorney general to look at case of driver in fatal crash escaping criminal charges
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While B.C. Prosecution is an independent body, B.C.'s attorney general has promised to look into the case.

WATCH: Another family impacted by the deadly car crash near Thompson Rivers University last year is speaking out, saying it wants the case reviewed after news the driver of a truck involved will not face criminal charges. And as Klaudia Van Emmerik reports, B.C.'s attorney general is also vowing to look into the case.

One year later, the young man is making progress but he cannot be left alone and requires therapy almost every day. The families of all three men are calling on the case to be reviewed but in a statement to Global News, the BC Prosecution Service stated ‘Pursuant to our guidelines, to proceed with a prosecution, Crown Counsel must be satisfied there is a substantial likelihood of conviction and that the public interest requires a prosecution.

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