It was nearly inevitable {that a} catastrophic occasion would circulate from Alisha Jane Fagan’s driving, a Justice of the Peace has informed her.
Regardless of opposition from the grieving household of Melbourne grandfather Sedat Hassan, the lady accused of killing him has been freed on bail.
It is alleged Fagan, 22, was doing no less than 78km/h in a 50km/h zone when she smashed into Mr Hassan’s automobile in Sunshine West on June 9 this 12 months.
She denies being the motive force, however DNA on the motive force’s airbag is a match to her with a chance of 1 to 100 billion, Justice of the Peace John Hardy was informed.
The cost of harmful driving inflicting demise is the 14th matter Fagan at present has earlier than the courts. She was on 4 counts of bail on the time of the crash.
Costs embody driving whereas suspended, rushing as much as 150km/h and being pursued by police, Detective Senior Constable Jason Barry-Bassett mentioned.
Throughout one incident it is alleged Fagan drove over police pace sticks and continued with one tyre indifferent from the wheel rim.
With that alleged historical past it was “nearly inevitable” one thing tragic would happen, Mr Hardy mentioned.
“The actual fear I had, and have, is that she has some type of psychological dependancy to driving automobiles, even when she is aware of she should not be,” he mentioned.
Fagan has been held in custody at Melbourne’s ladies’s jail, the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, since June.
She wore a rosary round her neck and cried closely all through the bail software on Wednesday morning.
Members of Mr Hassan’s household additionally watched the listening to by videolink.
Their main concern is that what occurred to their father and grandfather will occur to another person, prosecutor Daniel White mentioned.
“As Your Honour has already indicated, this was inevitable,” he mentioned.
“There’s an abundance of proof on this case that she is going to (drive) once more and if she does it once more the implications might be catastrophic.”
Fagan’s lawyer Alexandra McClure famous Fagan hadn’t entered a plea and was entitled to the presumption of innocence.
An area was instantly accessible at a Koori-focused youth rehabilitation centre the place she might obtain remedy for psychological well being points, alcohol abuse and impulse management points, the court docket heard.
“The one means she might soar right into a automobile could be to steal a automobile,” the ability’s consumption supervisor mentioned.
Mr Hardy agreed to launch Fagan on bail to the ability, warning he would not tolerate the contempt she had proven 4 different police and magistrates who granted her freedom.
Fagan mentioned she would comply. “I’ll show it to you,” she mentioned.
Mr Hardy mentioned Fagan ought to show it to herself.
