A disqualified driver who showed "complete disregard for the law", causing a fatal car crash in Launceston last year has been jailed.
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Dylan Leo Victor Lee, 23, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm to his passenger Ashton James Whittingham, and killing father-of-two Adrian Tudor, being a driver involved in a crash and failing to stop, and driving while disqualified.
Appearing on Thursday in the Launceston Supreme Court, Justice Robert Pearce said no sentence can undo the harm Lee had caused.
The Blessington man was sentenced to six years' jail and was disqualified from driving for five years upon his release.
On September 6, the day before the fatal crash in Launceston, Lee was charged by police for driving while disqualified just after 10am.
Less than 16 hours later police found Lee's bail documents in a Ford Falcon sedan involved in a fatal two-car crash at the intersection of Wellington and Frederick streets.
Lee was driving the sedan, which he'd only got the day before after swapping cars with another man, because he was offered $15 to drive his acquaintance Mr Whittingham to buy some marijuana.
Just before 2am the killer accelerated harshly as he left Wellington Street BP, causing his tyres to spin.
Lee hit speeds up to 90km/h as he drove past the Cock 'n' Bull British Pub, with his passenger telling him to slow down because there was a red light ahead but he did not.
The killer did not attempt to render assistance to Mr Tudor, instead fleeing the seen and telling his passenger to do the same.
He was caught hours later hiding in a rubbish bin at Newstead.
Lee was going between 117km/h to 123km/h when he hit Mr Tudor's car at the intersection, pushing it more than 50 metres.
Lee drove dangerously for about 300 metres.
Justice Pearce said in light of Lee's record he demonstrated a complete disregard for the law, increasing his culpability.
Lee received his first licence disqualification at age 18, with a number of charges over the next four years racked up for driving while disqualified and driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
A large number of Mr Tudor's family and friends were in court for the sentencing.
Lee was convicted on all four charges and his sentence was backdated to June 11 and is eligible for parole after three and a half years.
