British Backpacker Gets 4 Years for Fatal E-Scooter Crash

A British backpacker has been sentenced to four years in prison for dangerous driving causing death after striking and killing a father of two while riding an electric scooter under the influence of alcohol in Perth, Australia.

Alicia Kemp, 25, from Redditch in Worcestershire, received the sentence at Perth District Court on Friday following her guilty plea in August to the charge. Judge Wendy Hughes imposed a term backdated to June for time already served, with a non-parole period of two years, making Kemp eligible for release in mid-2027. The court also suspended her driving license for two years. The maximum penalty for the offense under Western Australian law is more than 20 years imprisonment.

The incident occurred on May 31 in Perth's city center, where Kemp, who was in Australia on a working holiday visa, struck 51-year-old engineer Thanh Phan from behind on a pavement at speeds of about 20 to 25 kilometers per hour. Kemp had been drinking with a friend that afternoon and was ejected from a bar for intoxication before the pair hired the scooter in the evening. Police tests later showed her blood alcohol content exceeded Australia's legal limit by more than three times....