Teen tragedy is “stark" reminder to motorists says inspector

Monday, 29 June 2015 00:00

"Our family has been ripped apart - it will never be put back together again."

That's what the family of teenager Brad Campbell told a court last week as they watched the dangerous driver responsible for his death get sent to prison.

The 17-year-old died at the scene of a car crash on Foxdale Road in August 2014 - the driver, 18-year-old Brandon Gowland, was speeding.

Inspector Derek Flint was the senior investigating officer in the case:

He says it's the worst crash he's dealt with in 25 years and is pleading with others to learn from the tragedy:

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