<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A car thief will spend at least the next seven years behind bars for a shocking hit-and-run incident that left a man dead and a woman critically injured.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Kai Colin Matthew Fursey, 30, was sentenced to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of Ryan William Victor Grafton, also 30.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Grafton was killed instantly when an intoxicated and unlicensed Fursey ploughed into his Uber ride in the early hours of May 28, 2024.</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>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-live-updates-accused-gunman-charged-victims-laid-to-rest-political-anger-growing/53d96844-9a46-44e9-84f7-06d91c5911a2" target="_blank"><strong><span>Alleged Bondi gunman charged with 15 counts of murder</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There were gasps and tears from Fursey's family members when he was given a sentence keeping him in prison until at least early 2033.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We love you, Kai," a family member shouted as Fursey was led away.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Grafton's family maintained their composure in court as the sentence was read out in the Queensland Supreme Court.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/gasps-as-man-jailed-11-years-for-hitandrun-death/acccbbf7-1d1b-4149-b8d4-b83309a77e8f" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sentencing Fursey, Justice Martin Burns said his driving was so wanton that the loss of life of an entirely blameless member of the community was almost inevitable.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Fursey had his foot to the floor of a stolen Ford Mondeo as he tore through a red light in Brisbane's southwest, hitting the Toyota Camry in which Grafton was travelling at a speed of 114.5km/h in a 70km/h zone.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Grafton was killed on impact. His friend Amelia Vindon, 26, who was also in the car, suffered critical internal injuries and needed multiple surgeries.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Uber driver, Hussein Ali Mohamed, was knocked unconscious.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Fursey was uninjured. He fled from the scene, running past the stricken Camry occupants and past police officers attending to another matter a block away.</span></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/national/mordialloc-riot-police-swarm-melbourne-beach-after-unruly-youths-thrust-supermarket-into-lockdown/eb077427-f423-4208-8fd6-4a5bc1b14469" target="_blank"><strong><span>One arrest made after hundreds of youths swarm Melbourne beach and nearby supermarket</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He did not hand himself in to police for another week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Such callous disregard for the occupants of that vehicle is difficult, if not impossible, to put into words," Justice Burns said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"No sentence the court can impose will ever seem even remotely severe enough to punish you for such abject grief and suffering."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Justice Burns accepted evidence relating to Fursey's dysfunctional and abusive upbringing, and took into account his remorse, saying he had "a level of insight" into the consequences of his behaviour.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But he also cited Fursey's lengthy criminal history, saying his risk of reoffending was medium to high and nothing reduced his culpability for his actions.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The victim's family left court without speaking to media. They were shielded by Kevin Lawler, an officer from the Salvation Army who knew Grafton.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Representing the family, he said Grafton had attended the Salvation Army church on the Gold Coast for 12 months before his death.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Ryan was known for his kind and gentle heart," Lawler said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He'd been on such a journey, and we're just privileged to have been part of that journey. He had one of those special souls, and he was loved by the church."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said the family was satisfied that a significant sentence had been handed down, but that nothing would bring back their son.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Fursey was sentenced concurrently for a range of other offences, including dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm, receiving tainted property, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and possession of dangerous drugs.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was marked for life as a serious violent offender.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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