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The Age
24-06-2025
- The Age
WA news LIVE: Surviving passenger says driver's sentence ‘way too short' for crash that killed Nick Campo
Latest posts Latest posts 9.30am Surviving passenger says driver's sentence 'way too short' for crash that killed Nick Campo A passenger in the car crash that killed close friend Nick Campo last year has spoken out, labelling the jail sentence for the driver as 'way too short'. The 17-year-old driver, who cannot be named due to his age, was speeding in his modified car when it crashed in North Lake. The teenager was sentenced to three years and two months behind bars earlier this month after pleading guilty to charges arising from the crash – with time served, he could walk free as early as mid-next year. After the judge handed down his decision, Campo's mother Bianca said outside court she felt disappointed, but Tyler Rowe, who was a passenger in the fatal crash, said he was angry. 'No matter what sentence he got, it's not going to bring Nick back, [but the sentencing] was way too short,' he told 9News Perth. 'For him to get that just hurt a lot.' Nick Campo had just left his 18th birthday party in North Coogee when he, Rowe and two other friends got into the dangerously modified Toyota Hilux driven by the P-plater, who travelled at high speed and ignored traffic signs. Campo died, while the other young passengers suffered catastrophic injuries. But Rowe said despite an extensive list of broken bones, possible paralysis and brain damage that put an end to a promising football career, the mental scars he still wears are harder to overcome. 'I don't know if it's a flashback but I have a dream where I wake up straight post-crash and I can see everything, and that still haunts me,' Rowe said. 'Even though it might not be what actually happened, but just seeing what I looked like, what [the other passengers] looked like, what Campo looked like. That killed me what Camps looked like. 'Time has almost made it worse. Because every day without Nick is just a day I don't want to be around anyone, I just want to be by myself. I think about it every minute, every second, it just doesn't leave me. 'I'd be lying if I said I wasn't crying myself to sleep nearly every night. It's just not the thing anyone should go through.' Judge Hylton Quail told the court it was not just the driver responsible for the crash, and found others in the car had been egging him on to get to a nightclub before lock-out time when he lost control. Despite the mental battle Rowe faces each day, the once-promising footballer wants to move on, and help other young people. He talks about his experience to school students through the PARTY (Prevent Alcohol and Risk-related Trauma in Youth) program, educating them on risk-taking behaviours. Rowe also works for the WA Football Commission and is training with Cockburn Lakes Football Club – albeit unable to ever play full-contact again, given the life-threatening risk it would pose following the brain damage he received from the crash. 'I'm a runner for this team, just to keep me involved with footy, because I can't play it anymore. It's good fun, a good mob of blokes,' Rowe said. 'I'd be lying if I said I wasn't missing [playing]. I think just footy, or sport, was a big part of who I was.' 9.30am Across the nation and around the world Here's what's making headlines today: US President Donald Trump has unleashed a tirade on Israel for violating his ceasefire, saying both it and Iran 'don't know what the f--- they're doing' in an unprecedented display of rage at a close American ally. European leaders have arranged a royal welcome for US President Donald Trump, including an overnight stay at a Dutch palace, even as he wavers on whether America would come to their aid in a time of war. Scientists have called for intensified surveillance and biosecurity measures after the discovery of 20 new viruses within bats in China. Opposition Leader Sussan Ley will order a second, sweeping review of the Liberals' core purpose and direction after acknowledging her party had been 'smashed' by Labor at the federal election. Gout Gout had to wait
Sydney Morning Herald
24-06-2025
- Sydney Morning Herald
WA news LIVE: Surviving passenger says driver's sentence ‘way too short' for crash that killed Nick Campo
Latest posts Latest posts 9.30am Surviving passenger says driver's sentence 'way too short' for crash that killed Nick Campo A passenger in the car crash that killed close friend Nick Campo last year has spoken out, labelling the jail sentence for the driver as 'way too short'. The 17-year-old driver, who cannot be named due to his age, was speeding in his modified car when it crashed in North Lake. The teenager was sentenced to three years and two months behind bars earlier this month after pleading guilty to charges arising from the crash – with time served, he could walk free as early as mid-next year. After the judge handed down his decision, Campo's mother Bianca said outside court she felt disappointed, but Tyler Rowe, who was a passenger in the fatal crash, said he was angry. 'No matter what sentence he got, it's not going to bring Nick back, [but the sentencing] was way too short,' he told 9News Perth. 'For him to get that just hurt a lot.' Nick Campo had just left his 18th birthday party in North Coogee when he, Rowe and two other friends got into the dangerously modified Toyota Hilux driven by the P-plater, who travelled at high speed and ignored traffic signs. Campo died, while the other young passengers suffered catastrophic injuries. But Rowe said despite an extensive list of broken bones, possible paralysis and brain damage that put an end to a promising football career, the mental scars he still wears are harder to overcome. 'I don't know if it's a flashback but I have a dream where I wake up straight post-crash and I can see everything, and that still haunts me,' Rowe said. 'Even though it might not be what actually happened, but just seeing what I looked like, what [the other passengers] looked like, what Campo looked like. That killed me what Camps looked like. 'Time has almost made it worse. Because every day without Nick is just a day I don't want to be around anyone, I just want to be by myself. I think about it every minute, every second, it just doesn't leave me. 'I'd be lying if I said I wasn't crying myself to sleep nearly every night. It's just not the thing anyone should go through.' Judge Hylton Quail told the court it was not just the driver responsible for the crash, and found others in the car had been egging him on to get to a nightclub before lock-out time when he lost control. Despite the mental battle Rowe faces each day, the once-promising footballer wants to move on, and help other young people. He talks about his experience to school students through the PARTY (Prevent Alcohol and Risk-related Trauma in Youth) program, educating them on risk-taking behaviours. Rowe also works for the WA Football Commission and is training with Cockburn Lakes Football Club – albeit unable to ever play full-contact again, given the life-threatening risk it would pose following the brain damage he received from the crash. 'I'm a runner for this team, just to keep me involved with footy, because I can't play it anymore. It's good fun, a good mob of blokes,' Rowe said. 'I'd be lying if I said I wasn't missing [playing]. I think just footy, or sport, was a big part of who I was.' 9.30am Across the nation and around the world Here's what's making headlines today: US President Donald Trump has unleashed a tirade on Israel for violating his ceasefire, saying both it and Iran 'don't know what the f--- they're doing' in an unprecedented display of rage at a close American ally. European leaders have arranged a royal welcome for US President Donald Trump, including an overnight stay at a Dutch palace, even as he wavers on whether America would come to their aid in a time of war. Scientists have called for intensified surveillance and biosecurity measures after the discovery of 20 new viruses within bats in China. Opposition Leader Sussan Ley will order a second, sweeping review of the Liberals' core purpose and direction after acknowledging her party had been 'smashed' by Labor at the federal election. Gout Gout had to wait
The Age
24-06-2025
- The Age
WA news LIVE: Surviving passengers says driver's sentence ‘way too short' for crash that killed Nick Campo
Latest posts Latest posts 9.30am Surviving passengers says driver's sentence 'way too short' for crash that killed Nick Campo A passenger in the car crash that killed close friend Nick Campo last year has spoken out, labelling the jail sentence for the driver as 'way too short'. The 17-year-old driver, who cannot be named due to his age, was speeding in his modified car when it crashed in North Lake. The teenager was sentenced to three years and two months behind bars earlier this month after pleading guilty to charges arising from the crash – with time served, he could walk free as early as mid-next year. After the judge handed down his decision, Campo's mother Bianca said outside court she felt disappointed, but Tyler Rowe, who was a passenger in the fatal crash, said he was angry. 'No matter what sentence he got, it's not going to bring Nick back, [but the sentencing] was way too short,' he told 9News Perth. 'For him to get that just hurt a lot.' Nick Campo had just left his 18th birthday party in North Coogee when he, Rowe and two other friends got into the dangerously modified Toyota Hilux driven by the P-plater, who travelled at high speed and ignored traffic signs. Campo died, while the other young passengers suffered catastrophic injuries. But Rowe said despite an extensive list of broken bones, possible paralysis and brain damage that put an end to a promising football career, the mental scars he still wears are harder to overcome. 'I don't know if it's a flashback but I have a dream where I wake up straight post-crash and I can see everything, and that still haunts me,' Rowe said. 'Even though it might not be what actually happened, but just seeing what I looked like, what [the other passengers] looked like, what Campo looked like. That killed me what Camps looked like. 'Time has almost made it worse. Because every day without Nick is just a day I don't want to be around anyone, I just want to be by myself. I think about it every minute, every second, it just doesn't leave me. 'I'd be lying if I said I wasn't crying myself to sleep nearly every night. It's just not the thing anyone should go through.' Judge Hylton Quail told the court it was not just the driver responsible for the crash, and found others in the car had been egging him on to get to a nightclub before lock-out time when he lost control. Despite the mental battle Rowe faces each day, the once-promising footballer wants to move on, and help other young people. He talks about his experience to school students through the PARTY (Prevent Alcohol and Risk-related Trauma in Youth) program, educating them on risk-taking behaviours. Rowe also works for the WA Football Commission and is training with Cockburn Lakes Football Club – albeit unable to ever play full-contact again, given the life-threatening risk it would pose following the brain damage he received from the crash. 'I'm a runner for this team, just to keep me involved with footy, because I can't play it anymore. It's good fun, a good mob of blokes,' Rowe said. 'I'd be lying if I said I wasn't missing [playing]. I think just footy, or sport, was a big part of who I was.' 9.30am Across the nation and around the world Here's what's making headlines today: US President Donald Trump has unleashed a tirade on Israel for violating his ceasefire, saying both it and Iran 'don't know what the f--- they're doing' in an unprecedented display of rage at a close American ally. European leaders have arranged a royal welcome for US President Donald Trump, including an overnight stay at a Dutch palace, even as he wavers on whether America would come to their aid in a time of war. Scientists have called for intensified surveillance and biosecurity measures after the discovery of 20 new viruses within bats in China. Opposition Leader Sussan Ley will order a second, sweeping review of the Liberals' core purpose and direction after acknowledging her party had been 'smashed' by Labor at the federal election. Gout Gout had to wait
Sydney Morning Herald
24-06-2025
- Sydney Morning Herald
WA news LIVE: Surviving passengers says driver's sentence ‘way too short' for crash that killed Nick Campo
Latest posts Latest posts 9.30am Surviving passengers says driver's sentence 'way too short' for crash that killed Nick Campo A passenger in the car crash that killed close friend Nick Campo last year has spoken out, labelling the jail sentence for the driver as 'way too short'. The 17-year-old driver, who cannot be named due to his age, was speeding in his modified car when it crashed in North Lake. The teenager was sentenced to three years and two months behind bars earlier this month after pleading guilty to charges arising from the crash – with time served, he could walk free as early as mid-next year. After the judge handed down his decision, Campo's mother Bianca said outside court she felt disappointed, but Tyler Rowe, who was a passenger in the fatal crash, said he was angry. 'No matter what sentence he got, it's not going to bring Nick back, [but the sentencing] was way too short,' he told 9News Perth. 'For him to get that just hurt a lot.' Nick Campo had just left his 18th birthday party in North Coogee when he, Rowe and two other friends got into the dangerously modified Toyota Hilux driven by the P-plater, who travelled at high speed and ignored traffic signs. Campo died, while the other young passengers suffered catastrophic injuries. But Rowe said despite an extensive list of broken bones, possible paralysis and brain damage that put an end to a promising football career, the mental scars he still wears are harder to overcome. 'I don't know if it's a flashback but I have a dream where I wake up straight post-crash and I can see everything, and that still haunts me,' Rowe said. 'Even though it might not be what actually happened, but just seeing what I looked like, what [the other passengers] looked like, what Campo looked like. That killed me what Camps looked like. 'Time has almost made it worse. Because every day without Nick is just a day I don't want to be around anyone, I just want to be by myself. I think about it every minute, every second, it just doesn't leave me. 'I'd be lying if I said I wasn't crying myself to sleep nearly every night. It's just not the thing anyone should go through.' Judge Hylton Quail told the court it was not just the driver responsible for the crash, and found others in the car had been egging him on to get to a nightclub before lock-out time when he lost control. Despite the mental battle Rowe faces each day, the once-promising footballer wants to move on, and help other young people. He talks about his experience to school students through the PARTY (Prevent Alcohol and Risk-related Trauma in Youth) program, educating them on risk-taking behaviours. Rowe also works for the WA Football Commission and is training with Cockburn Lakes Football Club – albeit unable to ever play full-contact again, given the life-threatening risk it would pose following the brain damage he received from the crash. 'I'm a runner for this team, just to keep me involved with footy, because I can't play it anymore. It's good fun, a good mob of blokes,' Rowe said. 'I'd be lying if I said I wasn't missing [playing]. I think just footy, or sport, was a big part of who I was.' 9.30am Across the nation and around the world Here's what's making headlines today: US President Donald Trump has unleashed a tirade on Israel for violating his ceasefire, saying both it and Iran 'don't know what the f--- they're doing' in an unprecedented display of rage at a close American ally. European leaders have arranged a royal welcome for US President Donald Trump, including an overnight stay at a Dutch palace, even as he wavers on whether America would come to their aid in a time of war. Scientists have called for intensified surveillance and biosecurity measures after the discovery of 20 new viruses within bats in China. Opposition Leader Sussan Ley will order a second, sweeping review of the Liberals' core purpose and direction after acknowledging her party had been 'smashed' by Labor at the federal election. Gout Gout had to wait
9 News
04-06-2025
- General
- 9 News
Promising footy player's emotional mum says killer driver's sentence not enough
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here West Australian teen Nick Campo's mother is disappointed her son's killer driver has been sentenced to just three years and two months behind bars. A judge today found the 17-year-old driver, who can't be named, was encouraged to speed by his passengers, saying they were all morally responsible for the tragedy. Nick had just made it to adulthood but a high-speed crash while celebrating his 18th birthday ended it all. A teenager who was behind the wheel of a car in a crash that killed talented footballer Nick Campo in Perth has had his charges upgraded. (9News) Bianca Campo says the sentence for the driver convicted of the manslaughter of her son, Nick Campo, isn't enough (9News) "Nick was a really good kid and he was very much loved by all of us," mother Bianca Campo said, outside court. Nick and some mates were catching a lift to a nightclub when the ute they were in collided with a Jeep in North Lake last July. The promising footy player was killed instantly and three other passengers were seriously injured. "It's something we have to live with everyday for the rest of our lives," Bianca said. "We've been quite broken." The 17-year-old driver was today jailed for two years and seven months for Nick's manslaughter, plus an extra eight-month term for the combined dangerous driving charges. With time served, he could walk free as early as mid next year. Promising footy player Nick Campo was killed instantly and three other passengers were seriously injured. (9News) "We don't feel it was enough and I really don't think it sets a good example for young people," Bianca said There were five boys in the Toyota Hilux and four of them, including the driver, had snorted cocaine. The judge also found the P-plater was being encouraged to drive recklessly, racing to beat the club's midnight lockout. His ute had been dangerously modified, with the front passenger seat facing backwards, and only two seat belts, including his own, working. There were five boys in the Toyota Hilux and four of them, including the driver, had snorted cocaine. (9News) "Please just make sure your kids know to do the right thing when they get into cars because this is like a pain that's unbearable, it really is," Nick's mum said. Children's Court president Hylton Quail said although the legal consequences fell on the driver alone, the moral responsibility of the tragedy was shared by everyone who got in the car. "As his honour described in the sentencing, there are no winners here," defence counsel Michael Tudori said. Nick's parents are now on a mission to educate young drivers in their boy's honour. "It's something no one could understand until you've had to live it and I really feel for people who have to go through this," Bianca said. courts teenagers crime car crashes Perth Western Australia sport CONTACT US Property News: The last inner Sydney suburbs where houses cost under $2m.
