Truckie took meth before driving through red light and killing woman, court hears

A truck driver who killed a motorist when he went through a red light at one of Perth's major intersections was on parole for drug dealing and had traces of methylamphetamine in his system, the WA Supreme Court has been told.Prosecutors say his driving was impaired by the drugs in his systemDavid Lawrence West has pleaded guilty to unlawfully killing 55-year-old Moira Dunstall in April last year, but disputes that the methylamphetamine, or ice, found in his blood impaired his driving.

State prosecutor Kim Jennings said it was estimated West was travelling at a speed of between 80 and 100 kilometres an hour as he entered the intersection and slammed into Ms Dunstall's car, as she turned right on a green arrow.The court heard about an hour and a half later, a sample of West's blood was taken, and it was found to have a level of methylamphetamine of 0.06 milligrams per litre of blood.

Ms Jennings said it was the prosecution's case that West's driving was impaired by the drugs in his system, either through fatigue or a lack of concentration. "We accept he must have been fatigued, there doesn't seem to be any other explanation [for the crash]," she said.Ms Padmanabham told the court her client admitted using methelyamphetamine on the Saturday night, before the crash occurred on the Monday.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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