NewsUK NewsDrink-drivingErin Slane, 19, was a passenger in 23-year-old Kyle Patrick’s Ford Fiesta when she died in a high speed crash in Perthshire, Scotland10:44, 08 Jul 2026Updated 10:54, 08 Jul 2026A drunk driver who crashed at high speed and killed his teenage passenger has been jailed.‌Erin Slane, 19, who sent a message saying “I may not survive tonight” moments before the crash, was a passenger in 23-year-old Kyle Patrick’s Ford Fiesta on September 1, 2024 after she accepted a lift from him.‌Patrick was hitting speeds of up to 119mph on a secluded road in Perthshire, Scotland as terrified Erin texted her friends saying: "I'm scared, Kyle is steaming."‌The defendant was heading along the B9099 Luncarty to Stanley road when he lost control of the car, tumbling down a grass embankment into a field before it rolled several times before coming to rest on its roof, a court heard.Miss Slane lost her life, while Patrick and Erin's friend Keira Jones survived. She died two days before her birthday having suffered from blunt force head injuries caused as a result of her being a front seat passenger in the collision.‌Patrick, of Scone, Perthshire, pleaded guilty to a charge of causing her death by dangerous driving at the High Court in Edinburgh in May and has now been jailed for eight years.Police investigating the incident found Patrick had spent the night drinking with pals in Perth city centre before offering people lifts home - he took £10 from a teenager for a journey they took from Perth to Bankfoot.‌Prosecutor Graeme Jessop KC told the court in May that Patrick then picked up Miss Slane and Miss Jones and took them on a car journey which was taken at “excessive speed.”Lord Harrower, sentencing Patrick at the High Court in Glasgow today, said the incident was “no mere lapse of judgment” on his part and that he had demonstrated a “prolonged and deliberate course of driving at grossly excessive speeds while impaired through alcohol”.The judge said: “Erin was 19, about to start university and had her whole life ahead of her.” He said Patrick’s actions had brought “terrible devastation” to the family and said: “No sentence of this court can alleviate their anguish.”Article continues belowAs part of the charge, Patrick admitted driving while his ability to do so properly was impaired because he had consumed alcohol. The defendant also admitted driving up to a taxi rank in Perth that day and offering to take people to their home addresses.Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌Court casePrison sentenceDangerous drivingDrink-drivingBreaking News