The government of British Columbia says it is looking at options to get tougher on drivers involved in fatal crashes after the premier spoke to the family of a 12-year-old killed on Vancouver Island this past summer.
Xavier Rasul-Jankovics was rollerblading outside his home along a rural road in the Cowichan Valley on Aug. 25 when he was struck and killed by a vehicle.
In a release, RCMP Cpl. Alex Bérubé said speed "played an important factor" in the incident, with the 17-year-old driver of the Honda Civic losing control of the vehicle.
An investigation, police say, is still underway. The police force declined an interview request from CBC News.
Meanwhile, Rasul-Jankovics's family is mourning their loss and is frustrated with the the lack of answers over whether the driver of the vehicle that killed their son has been allowed back on the road in the interim.
"It's not an accident, it's a tragedy," father Josh Jankovics said from the family's farm, which is fil
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