LIVID! Learning, Insights & Voices on Impaired Driving

Why do some victims of impaired driving become advocates, fundraisers and activists, while others choose a different path through grief? In this episode of LIVID!: Learning, Insights and Voices on Impaired Driving, host Amanda Bickell explores the psychology of grief, victim advocacy, meaning-making and personal choice through the story of Aurora Crossen and the Reid Davidson Memorial Golf Tournam...

What happens when the person responsible for your child’s death dies before the case ever reaches trial? In Part 2 of my conversation with Lisa Davidson, mother of Reid Davidson, we explore two very different sides of life after Reid’s tragically preventable death. We share the extraordinary ways a community keeps someone’s memory alive, and then we talk about the painful questions that remain whe...

On July 19, 2023, two young lives were violently ended by impaired driving in BC. While Amanda Bickell's daughter, Abbey, was killed in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Reid Davidson was driving home in Nanaimo when an impaired driver crossed onto the wrong side of a divided highway and struck his vehicle head-on. Reid was airlifted to hospital, where he fought for his life before passi...

Can we change the conversation around drinking and driving without changing the way we celebrate? In this episode of LIVID!, Amanda Bickell sits down with Taylor Gwynne from ONES+ Winery, www.drinkones.com one of Canada's pioneering producers of premium alcohol-free wine, to explore how innovation is reshaping the way we think about social drinking, celebration, and personal responsibility. Lo...

When a loved one is killed by an impaired driver, people often call it "bad luck." But how likely is it, really? And how accurately does Canada track the true impact of impaired driving? In this powerful episode of LIVID (Learning, Insights, and Voices on Impaired Driving) , host Amanda Bickell examines the statistics, data collection practices, and systemic shortcomings surrounding impa...

What happens after the funeral is over… and the world expects you to move on? In Episode 6 of LIVID! (Learning, Insights, and Voices on Impaired Driving), host Amanda Bickell speaks with Connie Beatty, a fellow bereaved mother she met through MADD Canada Victim Services. Like Amanda, Connie’s life was permanently divided into before and after when an impaired driver killed her 22-year-old daughter...

Why does impaired driving still happen after decades of heartbreaking victim stories, awareness campaigns, police crackdowns, and public outrage? In Episode 5 of  LIVID: Learning, Insights, and Voices on Impaired Driving , Amanda Bickell asks a difficult question many people are afraid to say out loud: What if victim stories are not enough to create change? After losing her daughter Abbey to an im...

After 967 days of waiting, the sentence was finally delivered. In Part 2 of Episode 4 of LIVID: Learning, Insights, and Voices on Impaired Driving , Amanda Bickell shares what happened in court when the man who killed her 22-year-old daughter, Abbey, was sentenced. Four and a half years in prison. A seven-year driving ban. And one question that wouldn’t go away: Was justice actually served? This e...

On March 12, 2026, the man who killed Abbey was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison and a 7-year driving ban . After 967 days of waiting , the case was over. But instead of closure… there were more questions. In this first part of a two-episode series, Amanda takes you inside the courtroom to break down how sentencing for impaired driving causing death works in Canada —step by step. This episode focu...

What does a victim impact statement in a Canadian court actually sound like? When someone is killed by an impaired driver in Canada , families may speak during a criminal sentencing hearing to describe the real consequences of drunk driving and impaired driving . In this episode of LIVID: Learning, Insights, and Voices on Impaired Driving , host Amanda Bickell shares the victim impact statement sh...

Do victim impact statements influence sentencing in Canadian courts? In cases involving impaired driving in Canada, victims and families are often invited to speak during a sentencing hearing, but many wonder whether their words truly matter in the criminal justice system or under the impaired driving laws designed to hold offenders accountable. In this episode of LIVID!: Learning, Insights, and V...

In the debut episode of  LIVID (Learning, Insights, and Voices on Impaired Driving) , host Amanda Bickell shares the devastating story that changed her life forever and sparked a call to action on impaired driving in  Canada . This episode recounts how Amanda’s 22-year-old daughter, Abbey, was killed by an impaired driver in  British Columbia . Through carefully documented, publicly available fact...