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Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Health
- 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.'
ABC News
7 days ago
- Health
- ABC News
P-plater jailed for killing Nick Campo in high-speed crash on way to Perth nightclub
A Perth teenager who was behind the wheel when his ute crashed, killing young footballer Nick Campo, has been sentenced to more than three years in jail. Mr Campo had been celebrating his 18th birthday in July last year when the car he was a passenger in hit a kerb, rolled and smashed into a Jeep on Farrington Road in North Lake. Five people were injured and Mr Campo died at the scene. The 17-year-old P-plate driver of the ute was charged with manslaughter, and three charges of dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm. He was sentenced in the Perth Children's Court on Wednesday to three years and two months in prison, and must serve half of that before being eligible for parole. "This is a very tragic case," Children's Court president Hylton Quail said in sentencing him. "The consequences will live with the victims and their families forever". The now-18-year-old was due to be sentenced in May, but this was delayed due to a dispute over the potential role peer pressure and other evidence played in the tragedy. The group travelling in the car were eager to get Leederville's Daisy's nightclub, which they incorrectly believed had a midnight shut-out policy. The driver told the court the mood in the car was "amped" and "a bit rushed", especially after he had to stop at a service station for fuel. He said someone in the back seat told him to "gun it" through a red light, but that responsibility for the crash was his alone. The court heard from two passengers — both aged 18 — who survived the crash, with one telling the court he had little memory of the night. The other had been in the front passenger seat which was unbolted and facing the back of the car. He testified he also heard someone encourage the driver to speed and ignore the red light. The driver surrendered his bail in November as a show of remorse, with defence counsel Michael Tudori telling the court the teenager continued to have "vivid flashbacks" of the crash. Mr Tudori said the teenager had been attacked twice in custody and had his head stomped on during one of those incidents. He said the student managed to complete Year 12 last year, with his school encouraging him not to attend his graduation ceremony in person. Cars had long been the driver's passion, with the court hearing the front passenger seat had been removed while he conducted maintenance on the ute. Mr Tudori said the chair had been replaced in haste, and the driver had thought it "looked cool" and like a "limousine" with the seat facing the wrong direction. The matter has been heard in the District Court in Perth to accommodate the large number of supporters for the driver and the crash victims. Tensions have been high throughout the proceedings, with a fight breaking out between supporters for the driver and Mr Campo in the courthouse corridors last month. Mr Campo was one of 188 people killed on WA's roads last year, the highest road toll since 2016, when 195 people died. His family have spent the last year raising awareness about road safety to spare other parents.
CBS News
21-05-2025
- Health
- CBS News
Lurie Children's Hospital patient awaiting new heart graduates from West Leyden High School in cardiac unit
Taevion Norris is a patient at Lurie Children's Hospital, waiting for a heart transplant, but the hospital and his school made sure he wouldn't miss his high school graduation. Norris is a senior at West Leyden High School in North Lake, and the school brought the graduation ceremony to him Wednesday morning. He donned his cap and gown, and was saluted by doctors, nurses and other families at the hospital during his graduation ceremony in the cardiac care unit. Norris has been at Lurie Children's Hospital since March 11 due to heart failure. His principal at West Leyden High School handed Norris his diploma, and his family was there to celebrate as well.
