to numerous driving offences<\/a> including culpable driving causing death, a crime that carries a maximum 20-year sentence.<\/p>\nDuring a pre-sentence hearing on Thursday, County Court judge Michael Tinney said Kenyon’s decision to get behind the wheel after consuming the drug GHB was like playing “Russian roulette”.<\/p>\n
“If he wants to play Russian Roulette he should do it in a room on his own, not that I recommend that,” the judge said.<\/p>\n
“It was a matter of time before he killed someone and the Rossiters had the unlucky ticket. It could have been any one of us.”<\/p>\n
In 2019, Kenyon was jailed for six years over a wild driving spree around Geelong, during which he drove at up to 170kmh in a stolen Mercedes-Benz.<\/p>\n
He was released on parole mid-2023 and was wearing an ankle monitoring bracelet.<\/p>\n
Judge Tinney said questions would be asked as to why he wasn’t sent back to prison before the fatal crash, given his dangerous behaviour weeks beforehand.<\/p>\n
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Footage from Kenyon’s phone, played to the court, showed him steering a car with his legs on the wrong side of the road on December 14, 2023,<\/p>\n
He held his phone in one hand and a can of Jack Daniel’s (bourbon whiskey) in another.<\/p>\n
“I am the best f***ing designated drunk driver in the world!” he said, before taking a swig of his drink.<\/p>\n
“Oncoming car, oh yes I love it \u2026 Shall we kill these c***s?<\/p>\n
“I will crash into a pole tonight.”<\/p>\n
The court heard on January 3, 2024, Kenyon took GHB and was doing burnouts in the Geelong area.<\/p>\n
With his brother in the passenger seat, he later reached speeds of about 150kmh, before losing control on the Hamilton Highway in Stonehaven.<\/p>\n
He crashed into a small Holden Barina, carrying the Rossiter family, who were travelling home after dinner.<\/p>\n
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Crash victim Mia Rossiter was described by her father Paul as “bright, loyal and loved her animals”. (Supplied)<\/p>\n
Mia Rossiter was killed and her mother Danica, father Paul and 7-year-old sister suffered severe injuries that required ongoing treatment.<\/p>\n
Kenyon’s brother was also critically injured.<\/p>\n
Mia’s father Paul, who still requires walking sticks and a moon-boot, paid tribute to his daughter on Thursday.<\/p>\n
“Mia was a beautiful, kind caring girl who was looking forward to becoming a teenager,” Mr Rossiter said in a victim impact statement.<\/p>\n
“Mia was bright, loyal and loved her animals.”<\/p>\n
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Mia Rossiter (centre) and her parents. (GoFundMe)<\/p>\n
Mr Rossiter then turned to the killer driver, who looked up from the court dock to meet his gaze.<\/p>\n
“You and your stupid actions have taken an amazing young human from this earth,” he said.<\/p>\n
“I hope hell’s a shit place and you rot there when you arrive.”<\/p>\n
Through tears, Ms Rossiter said the loss of her daughter had taken away happiness in daily life.<\/p>\n
“Until you have lost your own flesh and blood, you don’t know how this feels,” she said.<\/p>\n
Defence barrister Luke Barker said his client hadn’t learned from his previous jail term and other convictions for driving offences.<\/p>\n
“It’s a stupid, foolhardy, cavalier, nonsensical decision to have driven that night,” he said.<\/p>\n
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