A drunk New Zealand driver who killed a pedestrian in Melbourne, sending her more than 80 metres through the air, will spend at least seven years in prison.
Nicholas Michael Davison, 23, was sentenced in the County Court on Friday to 11 years in prison, with a non-parole period of seven, over the death of Tanami Nayler.
He had pleaded guilty to five charges including culpable driving causing death and failing to stop after a fatal accident.
Davison had been refused entry to a bar in Melbourne's CBD 10 times before he stumbled to a rental car business, broke in, and stole a car in July 2016. He was travelling at 152km/h when he hit Ms Nayler, 24, sending her 84 metres from the intersection of King and Hawke Streets, instantly killing her.
She had been in Melbourne for less than three hours celebrating a job promotion. Her mother and father were watching the sentence via video link, with both holding hands as Judge Christopher Ryan detailed the crimes. Davison fled from the crash scene, took his clothes off and then took pictures of his injuries, posting them on Facebook, the court heard.