"Alicia Kemp, 25, from Redditch, Worcestershire, appeared at Perth district court in Western Australia on Friday where she was sentenced after pleading guilty to dangerous driving causing death while under the influence of alcohol. Judge Wendy Hughes handed Kemp a four-year prison term, backdated to June 2025 for time served, with a non-parole period of two years. She could be eligible for release in mid-2027."
"Kemp was over the legal blood alcohol limit when she hit 51-year-old Thanh Phan in Perth on 31 May. Phan died in hospital several days later, having suffered a brain bleed. Kemp, who pleaded guilty to the charge in August, and the e-scooter's passenger were treated for minor injuries. The case brought e-scooter safety into the national spotlight in Australia, leading Perth and a number of surrounding councils to suspend hire services indefinitely."
Alicia Kemp, 25, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death while under the influence of alcohol after hitting 51-year-old Thanh Phan on an e-scooter in Perth on 31 May. Phan died in hospital several days later from a brain bleed. Kemp received a four-year prison sentence, backdated to June 2025, with a non-parole period of two years and a two-year driving licence suspension. Kemp and the e-scooter passenger sustained minor injuries. The incident prompted Perth and surrounding councils to suspend e-scooter hire services and underscored rules requiring helmets, sobriety, no passengers and a minimum age of 16.
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