The collision happened the evening of Aug. 19, 2022 along Highway 1 near Morley Road in Cochrane.Wylie, a Canadian Forces veteran, and her partner were out for a summer motorcycle ride when a vehicle slammed into Wylie’s motorcycle, killing her.
Within hours, Kendra Bigstony was charged with six offenses including impaired operation causing death and impaired operation causing bodily harm, as well as driving while suspended or disqualified.Hepner said Bigstony insisted in police interviews and to her lawyer that while she was in the vehicle — and admitted to being impaired — she was not the driver.Forensic evidence came back in early April, putting someone else in the driver’s seat.
“In the court of public opinion, when someone is charged and their name appears in media — well of course they are guilty. And it’s a small community out there , so the whisper campaign starts and now here we are at April 25th and she is exonerated entirely,” Hepner said.
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