Overview

• Alicia Kemp, a 25-year-old English backpacker, pleaded guilty in Perth Magistrates Court to dangerous driving causing death while under the influence of alcohol on an e-scooter.
• The May 31 collision occurred at the Murray and King streets intersection in Perth’s CBD at an estimated speed of 20 to 25 kph and killed 51-year-old pedestrian Thanh Phan, who died in hospital.
• Kemp will return to court on October 31 for sentencing on the death charge.
• Phan’s family described him as a beloved husband and father of two whose loss has intensified calls for stronger footpath safety measures.
• The City of Perth and other councils have kept shared e-scooter hire suspended pending a parliamentary review of micromobility regulations that is examining limits on intoxicated riding, geo-fencing and helmet rules.