Overview
- The now 18-year-old, unlicensed at the time, pleaded guilty to culpable driving causing death, theft, reckless conduct endangering life, failing to render assistance and unlicensed driving.
- He will be eligible for parole after four and a half years, with the Adult Parole Board to decide on any youth custody placement.
- Court findings showed the stolen Jeep carried five passengers and reached about 129 km/h in a 60 km/h zone moments before impact, with the accelerator fully engaged.
- Evidence detailed MDMA in his system, use of a phone app to track the police Air Wing, passengers’ pleas to slow down, and the remark, “Nah, I’m gonna make it.”
- After the crash that killed 28-year-old William Taylor, the driver fled, took a train, walked roughly 5 km home, and was found by police the next night.