'Slap in the face': Drunk driver handed 4 1/2-year prison sentence after killing Calgary motorcyclist

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'Slap in the face': Drunk driver handed 4 1/2-year prison sentence after killing Calgary motorcyclist
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'Slap in the face': Drunk driver handed 4 1/2-year prison sentence after killing Calgary motorcyclist yyc

Widow Susan White and Ashley Ross, the daughter of drunk driving victim Kelly Ross, speak to media after the sentencing of Wenieke Thijs for impaired driving causing the city man's death.The 4 1/2-year prison term handed a Calgary man Tuesday for impaired driving causing death isn’t enough to deter other drunks from getting behind the wheel, the victim’s family said.

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