A DRINK driver who killed his mate in a high-speed crash in 2008 has been sent back to jail, after being caught behind the wheel with alcohol in his blood again.
Magistrate Melanie Bartlett yesterday sentenced Brenton John Redshaw to two months in prison, saying his last stretch at Risdon for manslaughter had obviously not acted as a deterrent.
Redshaw, 28, of Railton, was convicted of manslaughter in 2008 in relation to the death of a teenager who was a passenger in his speeding car when it hit a power pole.
He was sentenced to 21 months in prison but was paroled after 10sfr1/2 months in custody.
Coroner Don Jones found that Redshaw had been travelling at 160km/h before he crashed and killed 15-year-old Liam Hibble.
Cannabis, prescription drugs and alcohol were found in Redshaw's blood.
Ms Bartlett said Redshaw had been pulled over in July this year and recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.077.
Redshaw had drunk five pre-mixed cans of Bourbon and had told police he was unaware he was driving with a licence carrying a zero alcohol provision.
"You are not being sentenced for your criminal record but on new charges," Ms Bartlett said.
"But I can look at your priors to see if your record shows a continual disobedience to the law.
"You have verbalised remorse but failed to acknowledge the consequences of your decisions.
"It is a concern you are back before the court for a matter again involving driving and alcohol. It was a low reading but it should have been zero.
"It appears you have not been deterred by your previous term of imprisonment and do not have a high degree of insight into your offending."
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