An Irishman has been jailed for almost three years for dangerous driving occasioning death in Perth. Source: AAP
AN Irishman working in Perth had been drinking alcohol when he got behind the wheel of an overloaded car, was speeding and ran a red light moments before crashing and killing two friends.
Eamonn Mark Driver, 31, was sentenced in the Perth District Court on Friday to two years and 50 weeks in prison after being extradited from Ireland last August and pleading guilty to two counts of dangerous driving occasioning death.
He was driving six friends in October 2007 when his Toyota Corolla hit a curb and crashed, killing Irish nationals Colm Paul Reilly, 20, and 22-year-old Kiara Eileen Duncan.
Driver, who was also injured, left Perth to attend the funerals in Ireland before being charged.
When he was charged in his absence, Driver failed to appear in a Perth court in 2009 because he was recovering from a motorcycle accident in Ireland and could not travel, but did not fight an extradition order.
His lawyer submitted on Friday that "momentary inattention" caused the Perth crash because Driver turned to tell his passengers to quieten down.
In sentencing, Judge Richard Keen said Driver's behaviour leading up to the crash indicated his manner of driving and said it was a "dangerous combination" of factors that led to the accident.
The court heard Driver had disregarded comments from his passengers to slow down, although Driver claimed to have not heard them protest.
Judge Keen accepted Driver was remorseful, had empathy for the victims' families and the accident haunted him.
But he said general deterrence was important and offenders needed to know there would be little leniency for such crimes.
"There is far too much carnage on our roads," he said.
Referring to a statement from Ms Duncan's mother, Judge Keen noted she did not forgive Driver and was struggling to deal with her loss.
The court heard Driver kept a distance at Ms Duncan's funeral but sat with the family during Mr Reilly's funeral because they were close friends and the victim's family welcomed him.
Judge Keen noted prison would be difficult for Driver in Australia because he was far from family.
Driver will be eligible for parole after serving half his sentence.
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