澳大利亚驾驶员Jordan Kenyon因在服用毒品GHB状态下驾车，与一个四口之家的车辆相撞，导致12岁女孩Mia Rossiter丧生，被维州地方法院判处16年监禁[1]。事故发生于2024年1月3日，地点位于Geelong附近的Hamilton Highway at Stonehaven[1]。Mia Rossiter的家人和Kenyon的弟弟在事故中受伤[1]。
法官Michael Tinney在宣判时评价Kenyon为"maniac"，其驾驶记录"deplorable"[1]。Kenyon被判非假释期12年，最早可于2038年获释[1]。在事故发生前一小时内，Kenyon时速曾超过150km/h[1]。此前在2023年12月14日，Kenyon被发现拍摄视频，用膝盖转向方向盘，手中同时持手机和威士忌[1]。事故后，Kenyon向警察撒谎，声称驾驶员是一个不存在的人"Brad"[1]。
Kenyon当时正处于假释期，因之前的危险驾驶罪而入狱过[1]。他最终认罪的罪名包括过失驾驶导致死亡、疏忽导致重伤和危害生命行为[1]。
Jordan Kenyon has been sentenced to 16 years in prison, with a non-parole period of 12 years, for a catastrophic crash that claimed the life of a child in regional Victoria.[1] The incident occurred on January 3, 2024, on Hamilton Highway at Stonehaven near Geelong, when Kenyon's vehicle collided with a family car, killing 12-year-old Mia Rossiter and injuring members of her family as well as Kenyon's own brother.[1]
Presiding Judge Michael Tinney described Kenyon as a "maniac" driver with a "deplorable" driving record.[1] Kenyon was found to have been under the influence of the drug GHB at the time of the collision and had exceeded 150 km/h in the hour before the crash.[1] Evidence presented to the court revealed that on December 14, 2023, Kenyon had filmed himself steering with his knee while holding a mobile phone and whisky bottle simultaneously.[1] At the time of the fatal crash, Kenyon was on parole following a previous conviction for dangerous driving.[1]
Following the accident, Kenyon initially provided false information to police, claiming the vehicle was being driven by a person named "Brad" who did not exist.[1] He subsequently pleaded guilty to charges including culpable driving causing death, negligent driving causing serious injury, and conduct endangering life.[1] Under the sentencing terms, Kenyon will be eligible for release in 2038 at the earliest.[1]