Teenage joy rider who killed mother-of-two serve 10 months
A teenager who killed a mother-of-two when he slammed a stolen truck into her car at 188km/h will be eligible for parole in just 10 months.
The boy, who was 15 at the time, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving in relation to the horror smash that claimed the life of 48-year-old Nicole Tucker in Adelaide last year.
In the District Court on Thursday he was jailed for at least 18 months but with time already served he can apply for parole after 10 months.
Ms Tucker was waiting at a red light on a major expressway on October 6 when a stolen Holden utility truck driven by the 15-year-old boy and his 17-year-old passenger crashed into her car and caused it to burst into flames.
Nicole Tucker, 48, was waiting at a red light in Adelaide, on October 6, when a stolen Holden ute driven by a 15-year-old boy and his 17-year-old passenger crashed into her car
The boy, who was 15 at the time, pleaded guilty to causing Ms Tucker's death by dangerous driving and was sentenced to 18 months in jail this week
The heartbroken family of Ms Tucker have called the teenage driver 'nothing but scum' in emotional statements presented to the District Court earlier this year.
'You are still here and my beautiful wife is gone ... it's wrong, it should be the other way around ... you are nothing but scum,' Ms Tucker's husband Brett told the teenager, The Advertiser reported.
Ms Tucker's brother, Kent Thiele, also said he wished the 15-year-old could trade places with his sister, saying that would be 'real justice'.
With time served, the teen will be eligible for parole in just 10 months
The heartbroken family of Ms Tucker (pictured) have called the teenage driver 'nothing but scum' in emotional statements presented to the District Court earlier this year
The court also heard from Kathryn Howard, who suffered neck injuries in the crash.
Ms Howard asked the teenager to look at her while she addressed the court, but said he was 'emotionally inept' after he kept his head bowed, according to the Advertiser.
The teenager pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death and admitted to driving the stolen car.
Ms Howard said the teenager had not only affected Ms Tucker's two children, both aged 18, who will now grow up without a mother, but also her own son.
'He has asked me not to have any more accidents because he missed the way mummy was before her back got sick,' she told the court.
After her death, Ms Tucker's family released a statement describing her death as 'senseless' and saying she was a 'very loving mother'
The 17-year-old passenger is serving a youth detention sentence.
After the crash in October, Ms Tucker's family released a statement describing her death as 'senseless'.
'Our family is devastated by this senseless death of our beloved wife and mother Nicole,' the statement read.
'We are grieving and would appreciate our privacy as we come to terms with our loss.
'Nicole was a very loving mother and wife. Her life cut short too early.'
Shocking video taken by witnesses shortly after the crash showed the intensity of the fire that engulfed her car at Bedford Park, in the southern suburbs of Adelaide.
Debris was reportedly thrown hundreds of metres as a result of the crash which occurred in a road works zone where the speed limit was 40km/h.