Winnipeg man, mother plead guilty to charges in fatal crash

A Winnipeg man and his mother have pleaded guilty to charges relating to the death of a 24-year-old woman in an impaired driving crash last year.

A Winnipeg man and his mother have pleaded guilty to charges relating to the death of a 24-year-old woman in an impaired driving crash last year.

Tyler Goodman pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing death and failure to stop at an accident resulting in death in the Court of King’s Bench on Monday, while his mother Laurie Goodman pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice. Judge Kael McKenzie accepted the pleas.

Jordyn Reimer, 24, was hit and killed in a car crash on May 1, 2022, at Bond Street and Kildare Avenue West in Transcona. She was acting as the designated driver.

Friends and family of Jordyn Reimer came to witness the pleas.

Tyler's statement was read in court, saying he did not stop at a stop sign and collided with Reimer's car at 2 a.m. In his statement, court heard a Winnipeg police investigation found his vehicle was travelling at 108 km/hour, while Jordyn's car was going 52.

Tyler's statement said he had had nine or 10 drinks at that point between 7 p.m. and 2 a.m. It also said Tyler and his two passengers picked up a case of beer before driving. Tyler said one of his friends noticed he smelled of alcohol the night of the crash, telling him not to drive and taking his keys.

Tyler said someone else offered to drive and took the keys, before later handing them back him. He then drove that friend and another passenger, eventually crashing.