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Worcestershire Backpacker Rides E-Scooter Moments Before Fatal Crash
Alicia Kemp was over three times the legal alcohol limit and carried a passenger on an e-scooter, causing a fatal collision that raised safety concerns nationwide.
- In June 2025, Perth District Court sentenced Alicia Kemp, 25, British backpacker from Redditch, to four years after she pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death while intoxicated, backdating the term to June 2025.
- Earlier this year Kemp had been drinking from about 2.30pm and attended a bottomless brunch, then after her group was refused entry at a Perth CBD venue, she hired an e-scooter with a friend on the back, breaching Western Australian law.
- CCTV and police tests show Kemp was over the legal limit with a 0.185 breath reading and was travelling about 20km/h when she struck Thanh Phan, 51, causing fatal injuries.
- The passenger, 26, suffered serious injuries including a fractured skull, while Thanh Phan, 51, was described by his family as a beloved husband and father of two, prompting councils including Perth to suspend e-scooter hire services amid public outcry.
- The incident pushed e-scooter safety into the national spotlight, amplified by CCTV footage released, while under Western Australian law dangerous driving causing death carries a maximum 20-year sentence.
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The Independent (US)British backpacker swerves on e-scooter before fatal crash killing father-of-two
CCTV footage showing Alicia Kemp, from Redditch, Worcestershire, has been released after the British backpacker was jailed for four years after she struck and killed a father-of-two in Australia while riding an e-scooter after a “bottomless brunch." The 25-year-old, from Redditch, Worcestershire, was found to be more than three times the legal blood alcohol limit and riding at around 20kph (12mph) when she hit Thanh Phan, 51, from behind. Judge …
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