A British backpacker who ran over and killed a man while drunk driving an electric scooter has been sentenced to four years in jail in Australia.
Alicia Kemp, 25, from Redditch, Worcestershire, was driving at speeds of 20 to 25 km/h (12 to 15 mph) when she hit Thanh Phan, 51, from behind on a Perth pavement in May.
She had been drinking with a friend all afternoon, the court heard, and had an alcohol level more than three times the legal limit.
Phan, a father of two, hit his head on the pavement and died in hospital from a brain hemorrhage two days later.
A friend of Kemp’s, who was riding the scooter, was also injured in the accident, with a fractured skull and nose, but her injuries were not life-threatening.
Kemp, who was in Australia on a working holiday visa, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death at Perth Magistrates Court in August.
His sentencing will be delayed until June 1 and he will be eligible for parole after serving two years of his sentence. His driver’s license was also disqualified for two years.
