THE mother and father of a British backpacker going through 20 years in jail over a deadly e-scooter crash have flown to Australia to be with their daughter.
Alicia Kemp, 24, was denied bail in an Australian courtroom after being charged over the horror smash that left 51-year-old Thanh Phan with deadly head accidents final Saturday.
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The psychology graduate from Redditch, Worcestershire, is accused of hanging Phan from behind whereas dashing down a footpath in Perth with a good friend on board as a passenger.
The Brit had additionally been consuming for six hours earlier than the crash, stories The Sydney Morning Herald.
A neighbour in Redditch revealed that her mother and father had flown to Australia on Tuesday to be with their daughter, in keeping with The Occasions.
Prosecutors mentioned Kemp had a blood alcohol content material of 0.158 when she “careered into his again” at as much as 25km/h because the dad stood at a crossing on Saturday night time.
The courtroom heard walkers needed to “take evasive motion” to keep away from Kemp’s “inexplicably harmful” driving, which was captured on CCTV.
Her 26-year-old passenger additionally suffered a fractured cranium and damaged nostril.
Kemp, who was in Australia on a four-month vacationer visa along with her companion, had been working at Durty Nelly’s Irish Pub in Perth.
She had been consuming with a good friend from 2.30pm – who was kicked out of a bar for being too drunk – earlier than they employed the e-scooter simply earlier than 8.30pm.
Her bail bid was rejected after a Justice of the Peace dominated she posed too nice a flight danger.
“It’s a really tough determination for the courtroom to make,” the Justice of the Peace mentioned.
“The temptation may be that [she] gained’t return… I can’t handle that danger.”
Phan’s devastated household described him as a “beloved husband, father of two, brother, and pricey good friend”, and are actually calling for a crackdown on e-scooter security legal guidelines.
“We additionally name for a evaluate of the governance and security laws surrounding employed e-scooters to assist forestall additional critical incidents that put lives in danger,” they mentioned in a press release.
In a press release launched by way of police, Phan’s grieving household pleaded for privateness and referred to as on authorities to tighten e-scooter rent laws.
“We additionally name for a evaluate of the governance and security laws surrounding employed e-scooters to assist forestall additional critical incidents that put lives in danger,” they mentioned.
Kemp stays in custody on remand and is due again in courtroom on July 15.
Police prosecutors argued that Kemp’s standing as a overseas vacationer working in Perth made her a flight danger, and highlighted the severity of her costs.
Western Australian police have confirmed they’ll proceed to research whether or not any extra offences, together with attainable public nuisance costs, could possibly be laid towards Kemp.
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