Tiffanie Turnbull,<\/span>Sydney<\/span>and<\/span><\/p>\n Eleanor Lawson,<\/span>West Midlands<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n A British backpacker who struck and killed a man while riding an e-scooter drunk has been jailed for four years in Australia.<\/p>\n Alicia Kemp, 25, from Redditch in Worcestershire, was driving at speeds of 20-25km\/h (12-15mph) when she hit 51-year-old Thanh Phan from behind on a Perth pavement in May.<\/p>\n She had been drinking with a friend all afternoon, the court heard, and had an alcohol level more than three times the legal limit.<\/p>\n Mr Phan, a father-of-two, hit his head on the pavement and died in hospital from a brain bleed two days later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n A friend of Kemp, who was a passenger on the scooter, was also hurt in the crash – sustaining a fractured skull and broken nose – but her injuries were not life-threatening.<\/p>\n Kemp, who was in Australia on a working holiday visa, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death in the Perth Magistrates Court in August.<\/p>\n Judge Wendy Hughes said in her on sentencing on Friday that Kemp was “zigzagging across the footpath” and “driving in a reckless manner”.<\/p>\n The judge said Kemp did not stop to check for traffic at one intersection, meaning she could “have easily been hit by a car”.<\/p>\n She was also driving at speeds of 20 to 25km\/h (12 to 15mph), while the legal speed limit for e-scooters on footpaths in Western Australia is 10km\/h (6mph).<\/p>\n “You were driving at speed, you were weaving in and out of pedestrians and you showed no care or regard for any pedestrians,” Judge Hughes said.<\/p>\n After the victim was taken to hospital, Kemp continued to drink at other venues in the city until the early hours of the morning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Judge Hughes spoke of the “profound effect” that the loss of Mr Phan had had on his family, including his wife, Ms Li, their two sons, and his mother.<\/p>\n “Ms Li tells me that the victim was a highly respected and dedicated structural engineer,” Judge Hughes said.<\/p>\n “She tells me that, first and foremost, he was the backbone of their family in every sense, emotionally, financially and practically. He was strong and loving. <\/p>\n “She tells me that he worked tirelessly to provide for his family, allowing her to work part-time to devote her time and energy into caring for their two sons, who are autistic.”<\/p>\n The court heard that Mr Phan was a hands-on father, especially with his eldest son who was unable to live independently, helping him with everything from bathing and eating to counting money and shopping.<\/p>\n “[Their eldest son] doesn’t have the capacity to understand that dad’s gone forever and that he won’t be coming back, which is heartbreaking,” Judge Hughes said.<\/p>\n “Their youngest son is struggling to get through his studies, and feels adrift without his dad’s steady support and guidance. <\/p>\n “Ms Li describes being both physically and emotionally overwhelmed by having to face this future alone, and she tells me that she’s also not in good health.<\/p>\n “Ms Li tells me that as a widow, the grief, the loss and the sadness she feels is overwhelming. Being alone at night is unbearable.”<\/p>\n His elderly mother, who lives in Vietnam, was too frail to be able to travel to Australia for the funeral.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The court heard that Kemp had experienced feelings of shame, anxiety and self-loathing since the incident.<\/p>\n The judge also said that Kemp had a low risk of reoffending.<\/p>\n Kemp’s sentence will be backdated to 1 June, and she will be eligible for parole after serving two years of her sentence. <\/p>\n Her driver’s licence was also disqualified for two years.<\/p>\n Addressing the defendant, the judge said: “You, Miss Kemp, are the cautionary tale. e-scooters are not toys.”<\/p>\n “You are responsible for that person’s death, and that is the truth for you. You are responsible for the death of a good man.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"Supplied](\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/8ea9\/live\/ad7773e0-d6ef-11f0-bf74-c392994d075a.png.webp\")
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