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Truck driver who killed Perth motorist when he drove through red light had meth in system
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.
Key points:
- David Lawrence West went through the red light at between 80-100 kph
- Prosecutors say his driving was impaired by the drugs in his system
- The defence says undiagnosed sleep apnoea may have caused his fatigue
David 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.
West was driving a prime mover and towing a fully loaded semi trailer — weighing 39.4 tonnes — when he…
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