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A British backpacker has pleaded guilty to killing a man in Australia after hitting him while riding an e-scooter with an alcohol level more than three times the legal limit.<\/p>\n
Alicia Kemp, 25, from Redditch, Worcestershire, had been drinking with a friend on a Saturday afternoon in May when she was kicked out of a bar because the two of them were drunk, the court heard earlier.<\/p>\n
The pair hired an e-scooter in the evening, and Kemp was driving at speeds of 20 to 25km\/h (12 to 15mph) when she hit 51-year-old Thanh Phan from behind on a pavement in Perth’s city centre.<\/p>\n
The father-of-two hit his head on the pavement and died in hospital from a brain bleed two days later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Kemp’s passenger was also hurt in the crash – sustaining a fractured skull and broken nose – but her injuries were not life-threatening. <\/p>\n
In Perth’s Magistrates Court on Monday, Kemp – appearing via video link – pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death while intoxicated. The charge carries a maximum 20-year prison term. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Prosecutors dropped a second charge of dangerous driving causing bodily harm to her passenger.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the court heard that Kemp’s blood alcohol content level was 0.158 after the crash, more than three times the legal limit of 0.05 in Australia. <\/p>\n
Prosecutors said CCTV footage showed Kemp’s “inexplicably dangerous” riding before she struck Mr Phan, who was waiting to cross the road. <\/p>\n
In a statement from Mr Phan’s family earlier this year, the structural engineer was described as a beloved husband, father, brother and dear friend.<\/p>\n
Kemp’s lawyer Michael Tudori said she was relieved after pleading guilty and hoped to be sentenced before Christmas, according to local media.<\/p>\n
“You could see she was ready to say those words, you know, she’s obviously done something stupid,” Mr Tudori told the ABC.<\/p>\n
Kemp, who was in Western Australia on a working holiday visa, will remain in custody until her sentencing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n