A 62-year-old man who caused a crash in the Perth CBD, killing one person and injuring five others, has been sentenced to nine-and-a-half years in prison and banned from driving for seven years after his release.
Key points:
- Jamie Eric Glasfurd pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death
- He was affected by drugs and alcohol when he crashed into a car on Pier Street
- That car was shunted into a crowd outside a bar
Jamie Eric Glasfurd pleaded guilty earlier this year to several dangerous driving charges.
The court heard Glasfurd was under the influence of alcohol and methylamphetamine when he crashed into a parked car along Pier Street in August 2021, sending it into a crowd and killing a 71-year-old and injuring five others outside a bar.
Glasfurd will be eligible for parol after serving seven-and-a-half years in prison.
The Supreme Court heard Glasfurd had been drinking alcohol along Murray Street before getting into his car with a beer bottle in his hand.
He then proceeded to drive his V8 Range Rover SUV in a dangerous manner – performing an illegal three-point turn and accelerating towards a red light.
He raced down Pier Street around 6pm, the street busy with people enjoying Friday evening drinks and dinner.
He mounted a footpath and crashed into the back of a parked Toyota Corolla while doing 93 kilometres per hour outside a bar called My Place.
The Corolla ploughed into a group of…