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9 News
2 days ago
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- 9 News
Promising footy player's emotional mum says killer driver's sentence not enough
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here West Australian teen Nick Campo's mother is disappointed her son's killer driver has been sentenced to just three years and two months behind bars. A judge today found the 17-year-old driver, who can't be named, was encouraged to speed by his passengers, saying they were all morally responsible for the tragedy. Nick had just made it to adulthood but a high-speed crash while celebrating his 18th birthday ended it all. A teenager who was behind the wheel of a car in a crash that killed talented footballer Nick Campo in Perth has had his charges upgraded. (9News) Bianca Campo says the sentence for the driver convicted of the manslaughter of her son, Nick Campo, isn't enough (9News) "Nick was a really good kid and he was very much loved by all of us," mother Bianca Campo said, outside court. Nick and some mates were catching a lift to a nightclub when the ute they were in collided with a Jeep in North Lake last July. The promising footy player was killed instantly and three other passengers were seriously injured. "It's something we have to live with everyday for the rest of our lives," Bianca said. "We've been quite broken." The 17-year-old driver was today jailed for two years and seven months for Nick's manslaughter, plus an extra eight-month term for the combined dangerous driving charges. With time served, he could walk free as early as mid next year. Promising footy player Nick Campo was killed instantly and three other passengers were seriously injured. (9News) "We don't feel it was enough and I really don't think it sets a good example for young people," Bianca said There were five boys in the Toyota Hilux and four of them, including the driver, had snorted cocaine. The judge also found the P-plater was being encouraged to drive recklessly, racing to beat the club's midnight lockout. His ute had been dangerously modified, with the front passenger seat facing backwards, and only two seat belts, including his own, working. There were five boys in the Toyota Hilux and four of them, including the driver, had snorted cocaine. (9News) "Please just make sure your kids know to do the right thing when they get into cars because this is like a pain that's unbearable, it really is," Nick's mum said. Children's Court president Hylton Quail said although the legal consequences fell on the driver alone, the moral responsibility of the tragedy was shared by everyone who got in the car. "As his honour described in the sentencing, there are no winners here," defence counsel Michael Tudori said. Nick's parents are now on a mission to educate young drivers in their boy's honour. "It's something no one could understand until you've had to live it and I really feel for people who have to go through this," Bianca said. courts teenagers crime car crashes Perth Western Australia sport CONTACT US Property News: The last inner Sydney suburbs where houses cost under $2m.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Emotional scenes as the teen P-plater who killed an aspiring footy star in a high-speed crash learns his fate
A teen who consumed cocaine and raced through suburban streets before causing a crash which killed his mate has been jailed. Aspiring AFL player Nick Campo, 18, died while celebrating his birthday on July 13, 2024, when the Toyota Hilux he was travelling in rolled and collided with another car in the Perth suburb of North Lake. Mr Campo and four friends, including the driver, were rushing to a Leederville nightclub before what they believed was its midnight lockout time. His family wept in court on Wednesday as the driver, who can't be named as he was 17 at the time, was sentenced to three years and two months behind bars. The teen, who has been in custody since November, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and five related dangerous driving charges earlier this year. He will be eligible for parole in 19 months. The District Court heard the now 18-year-old driver and his passengers had consumed cocaine and was captured by red light cameras exceeding almost double the speed limit in a 70km/h zone before the crash. The Hilux was extensively modified, including a 180 degree swivel on the front passenger seat so it faced the rear because the driver 'thought it looked cool.' Three passengers were not wearing seatbelts, two of which were inaccessible. Investigators also found the ute's front suspension stabilising bar was missing. The bars provide stability in turns. The court heard the passengers had encouraged the driver to break road rules and told him to 'gun it' as they feared they would not arrive to the night club in time. Mr Campo's shattered family have spent the last nine months raising awareness about road safety in the wake of the tragedy. They expressed their disappointment in the sentence on Wednesday. 'We don't feel that it was enough and I really don't think it sets a very good example for young people,' his mum Bianca said. 'No sentence obviously will bring our Nick back. It's something that we have to live with every day for the rest of our lives. 'We've been quite broken by that. Nick was a really good kid and he was very much loved by all of us.' 'We don't feel that it was enough and I really don't think it sets a very good example for young people,' Nick's mother Bianca told reporters Children's Court president Hylton Quail noted the driver's 'genuine' remorse. 'This is a very tragic case,' he told the teen during sentencing. 'The consequences will live with the victims and their families forever.' 'What followed was all but inevitable.' The driver's lawyer said there were no winners. He added his client still suffers vivid flashbacks about the fateful night. 'My client is incredibly remorseful for what he's done,' Michael Tudori said. 'Although he's criminally liable for what he's done but there were other factors going on inside that car ... everybody's morally responsible for what happened (in the lead up) to the crash.' 'Getting in a car, especially with people who have been at parties, is dangerous.' Mr Campo was one of the 188 people killed on Western Australian roads in 2024. It marked the state's highest road toll since 2016, when 195 people were killed. Mr Campo was a rising star in the state's footballing scene before his life was cut short. 'Nick was a bright young man with true talent and a love for football,' South Fremantle Football Club said at the time. 'He came through our talent pathway and played colts at South Fremantle for the past two years. 'His loss has been felt heavily across the football, cricket, and wider WA communities.'
7NEWS
2 days ago
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- 7NEWS
P-plate driver sentenced over crash that killed Nick Campo in North Lake, Perth
A teenager who admitted causing the crash that killed young footballer Nick Campo during his birthday celebrations has been sentenced over the tragedy. On Wednesday, the P-plate motorist — who is now 18 but cannot be named because he was 17 at the time of the offence — was sentenced to three years and two months behind bars. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Driver sentenced over crash that killed Nick Campo. He will be eligible for parole in 19 months. There was an outpouring of emotion as the sentence was handed down. Outside the District Court in Perth, Campo's mother said she was 'quite disappointed' with the sentence. 'We don't feel that it was enough and I really don't think it sets a very good example for young people,' she said. 'No sentence obviously will bring our Nick back. It's something that we have to live with every day for the rest of our lives. 'We've been quite broken by that. Nick was a really good kid and he was very much loved by all of us.' The teen driver's defence lawyer, Michael Tudori, said: 'My client is incredibly remorseful for what he's done.' Campo died on the night of his 18th birthday party in July 2024. He was a passenger in a Toyota Hilux that rolled and collided with another car on Farrington Rd in North Lake, in Perth's southern suburbs. Several other teenagers in the car were seriously injured. They had been on their way to night spot Leederville when the driver lost control. The sentencing attracted such attention it was moved from the Perth Children's Court to the bigger District Court. The driver pleaded guilty to manslaughter and five dangerous driving charges in March. He has been behind bars since November after surrendering his bail in what was described as a demonstration of his remorse. Campo's death came during the deadliest year on WA roads since 2016 and was among the tragedies to prompt change to the state's driving laws. Red provisional-plate drivers are now restricted to carrying just one passenger in their car. Campo's parents have also become road safety advocates, urging people to 'call out' young drivers who are careless while behind the wheel. Campo's father Daniel was also invited to a road safety summit involving the premier, WA's police commissioner, first responders, truck drivers and crash victims last year. Nick Campo was an aspiring footballer who played for the South Fremantle Football Club's colts side. 'Nick was a bright young man with true talent and a love for football,' the club said in the days after the crash. 'He came through our talent pathway and played colts at South Fremantle for the past two years. 'His loss has been felt heavily across the football, cricket, and wider WA communities.'
Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
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- Sydney Morning Herald
P-plater jailed for three years over North Lake crash that killed Nick Campo
The teenager who was behind the wheel of a modified car that was speeding when it crashed in North Lake last year, killing an 18-year-old aspiring football player, has been jailed for three years and two months. Nick Campo had just left his 18th birthday party in North Coogee last July when he and a group of friends got into a dangerously modified Hilux driven by a 17-year-old P-plate driver who travelled at high-speed and ignored traffic signs in a bid to get to a Leederville nightclub before lockout. Campo died when the ute left Farringdon Road in North Lake and mounted a curb before colliding with an oncoming Jeep. Three other young passengers also suffered catastrophic injuries. The driver – who cannot be named due to his age – was sentenced on Wednesday, with Judge Hylton Quail telling the court it was not just the teenager who was responsible for the crash. Quail said that after hearing evidence given by the other passengers, police, and witnesses from the party, he was satisfied the group was encouraging the driver to speed.
The Age
2 days ago
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- The Age
P-plater jailed for three years over North Lake crash that killed Nick Campo
The teenager who was behind the wheel of a modified car that was speeding when it crashed in North Lake last year, killing an 18-year-old aspiring football player, has been jailed for three years and two months. Nick Campo had just left his 18th birthday party in North Coogee last July when he and a group of friends got into a dangerously modified Hilux driven by a 17-year-old P-plate driver who travelled at high-speed and ignored traffic signs in a bid to get to a Leederville nightclub before lockout. Campo died when the ute left Farringdon Road in North Lake and mounted a curb before colliding with an oncoming Jeep. Three other young passengers also suffered catastrophic injuries. The driver – who cannot be named due to his age – was sentenced on Wednesday, with Judge Hylton Quail telling the court it was not just the teenager who was responsible for the crash. Quail said that after hearing evidence given by the other passengers, police, and witnesses from the party, he was satisfied the group was encouraging the driver to speed.
