<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A drunk driver who left a woman to die has been sentenced to almost five years behind bars for the incident which prompted a change of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/western-australia" rel="" target="" title="Western Australia"><span>Western Australia</span></a><span>'s laws.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Kelly T'Hart was described as the rock of her family but the 32-year-old's life was cut short almost two years ago when she was hit and killed while walking near Mandurah, about 70 kilometres south of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/perth" rel="" target="" title="Perth"><span>Perth</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Maddison Bain was on bail and behind the wheel, driving on the unlit Furnissdale road with a default speed limit of 110km/h.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/videos/national/parents-accused-of-starving-daughter-may-not-face-retrial-after-convictions-quashed/cmnpxa1fl00040hqs3jj66mvh"><strong><span>Parents accused of starving daughter may not face retrial after convictions quashed</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Her blood alcohol level was later calculated as being as high as four times the legal limit.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Her friend in the back seat with a three-month-old baby had told her to drive more carefully and yelled, "F--- Maddie, you just hit someone".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But the 27-year-old carried on home, leaving T'Hart to die face down in the dirt.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/western-australia-court-drunk-driver-sentenced-kelly-t-hart-killed-in-hit-run/13c64c87-d771-4a8c-8f7c-eb8d1787d636" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The incident prompted T'Hart's family to lobby for a change to the law, stopping hit-run drivers from getting back on the road while on bail.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Don't drink and drive, it takes nothing to get an Uber or ring a friend or a family member," T'Hart's mother, Susan T'Hart, said outside court today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Don't do this to other people and kill someone they love."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Bain wiped tears from her eyes as the victim's mother read her statement but she showed a lot more emotion when her own children were discussed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The court heard she'd fallen pregnant while waiting for her case to be dealt with.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Bain was sentenced today to four years and 11 months in jail and also banned from driving for three and half years.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>T'Hart's mum successfully lobbied for the Traffic Act to be changed after Bain was allowed to continue driving while on bail.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A bill known as Kelly's Law is now before Parliament.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"She'd be super proud like we all are," family friend Denyse Needham said outside court.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's a wonderful legacy for such a beautiful girl."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" 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