In a tense courtroom, a judge stayed the charge against a Saskatoon woman who hit and killed a nine-year-old girl.
Judge Jane Wootten ruled Taylor Kennedy was not tried within a reasonable time.
Kennedy was charged with impaired driving exceeding the prescribed blood-drug concentration of THC, causing the death of nine-year-old Baeleigh Maurice. She was the first person in Saskatchewan charged with causing a death while driving under the influence of THC.
Maurice was going to school on Sept. 9, 2021, pushing her scooter at a crosswalk on 33rd Street West, when she was hit by Kennedy’s truck.
At the crash scene — before an officer read her rights — Kennedy told police she vaped marijuana and micro-dosed magic mushrooms the day prior.
A still from surveillance video played in court depicting the arrest of Taylor Kennedy.
Supporters of the victim’s family yelled at Wootten after she decided to stay …