EDMONTON
The woman accused of killing Fort McPherson's Jonathan Andre will spend not one day behind bars for her crime.

Fort McPherson's Jonathan Andre was killed by a street racer, while out for a training run in Edmonton on June 26, 2011. The woman charged with the crime pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of careless driving in a plea deal with the Crown on Nov. 27. - Gudhar Photography photo

According to the Edmonton Journal, 26-year-old Nicole Reid of Edmonton struck a deal with the Crown on Nov. 27 and pleaded guilty to careless driving, a lesser charge than the one she was on trial for; street racing causing death.

The plea came during the second day of Reid's four-day trial. The maximum sentence is a $2,000 fine and a three-month driving suspension, according to Alberta's Traffic Safety Act, and carries no jail time. She was scheduled to be sentenced last Friday in an Edmonton courtroom.

Jonathan's father, James Andre, said deep down, he expected something like that to happen because of what the other person charged in the case received, which was a licence suspension and one year probation after the accused, who was 16 at the time, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving.

"I kind of figured something like that would happen and I told my wife to be prepared for it," he said. "It still hurts, though. I thought the trial would go all four days and we were expecting that."

The 31-year-old Andre was struck and killed instantly by a white Honda Civic on June 26, 2010 while he was out on a training run. The white Civic turned out to be Reid's car.

Andre had moved to Edmonton in 2006 to try and turn his life around, and used boxing as a way to help get his life back in order after years of addiction and trouble.

He trained out of the Cougar Boxing Club in Edmonton and became a tremendous amateur boxer, winning the Alberta junior middleweight class in 2008 and 2009 before turning professional in 2010, winning his only two bouts before his death.

Hazel Nerysoo, Fort McPherson's mayor, didn't want to comment about the verdict, nor did Chief William Koe of the Tetlit Gwich'in Band.

Koe did say, though, that his heart goes out to the family because they've been through a lot.

May Andre, Jonathan's mother, flew down for the trial and gave a statement in court on the day the deal was announced.

James Andre said his statement had already been sent in.

"She wasn't prepared for anything like that," he said. "We were going to be there for the sentencing but now, everything changed."

Andre's daughter, Jayda Andre, also made the trip to Edmonton for the trial and was scheduled to make a statement this past Friday.

With the guilty plea now entered, James Andre said he hopes he will be able to begin the process of moving ahead with his life, but he knows nothing will be able to bring his son back.

"I hope we'll all be able to start the journey to recovery," he said.

"It will never go away, but (last week) was really hard. And to get slapped in the face again, that's how my daughter said it, it's been tough. Hopefully, I can try and move forward, but you won't ever forget it."