Overview

• Alicia Kemp, 25, admitted on August 11 to dangerous driving causing death while under the influence at Perth Magistrates’ Court.
• She struck 51-year-old pedestrian Thanh Phan at Murray and King streets on May 31 while carrying a passenger; Phan died days later of a brain bleed.
• Court documents show Kemp was over the legal alcohol limit and traveling at about 20–25 kph when the e-scooter collided with Phan.
• Prosecutors dropped a separate charge of causing harm to her passenger and Kemp will return on October 31 for sentencing, facing up to 20 years in prison.
• Perth’s e-scooter hire services remain suspended indefinitely and the Western Australian government’s inquiry into powered-vehicle safety is ongoing.