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sentences that state something as happening or true
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0 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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In short:
Charlie Ernst Keogh, 27, was driving a dangerously modified "skid car" when he crashed, killing 18-year-old Logan Power in March last year.
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he → drive → March
A crowded Tamworth District Court was reduced to tears as Mr Power's mother read her victim impact statement.
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mother → reduce → statement
Keogh was sentenced to three years and two months in jail and will be eligible for parole in February 2028.
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Keogh → sentence → February
A court has heard the driver of a dangerously modified "skid car" that was involved in a fatal crash is glad to be in jail.
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that → hear → jail
This story contains photos and the name of an Aboriginal person who has died, used with the permission of his family.
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who → contain → family
Charlie Ernst Keogh, 27, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death after smashing into a power pole in Tamworth on March 10, 2025.
Logan Power, 18, died after being thrown from the vehicle.
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Power → plead → vehicle
Keogh was yesterday sentenced in Tamworth District Court to three years and two months in jail.
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Keogh → sentence → jail
He will be disqualified from driving for three years once released.
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Judge Peter McGrath told the court a psychiatrist's report showed Keogh had genuine remorse for his actions.
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Keogh → tell → actions
The report quoted him as saying: "I feel like shit, I feel like crying every day, I can't bring my mate back."
"I don't blame [the Power family] for hating me, I'm glad I'm in jail, it gives them some closure for what I've done."
Modified 'skid car'
The court heard that Keogh was driving at no less than 92 kilometres an hour in a 50km/h zone at the time of the crash.
Judge McGrath told the court that Keogh had modified the vehicle into a "skid car".
That involved clamping the rear brakes and adjusting the differential to make it better at performing burn-outs, but overall more difficult to control.
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it → quote → outs
The court heard forensic examination found the rear brakes were not working during the crash.
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brakes → hear → crash
"[Keogh] was aware that, in his own words, it took longer for the car to slow down, due to clamping the rear brakes," Judge McGrath said.
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McGrath → take → brakes
"He'd intended to modify the car back, but hadn't got around to it.
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"Mr Keogh put not just Logan, but Logan's brother and his own partner [who were also in the car] at risk."
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who → put → risk
'Nothing will bring him home'
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Mr Power's friends and family filled the court, with some having to sit in the jury box.
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some → fill → box
All wore shirts depicting the young man, with many weeping as Holly Power read about the loss of her son.
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Power → wear → son
"As a family, we've had to watch one another suffer while finding a way to survive our own pain," Ms Power said.
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Power → have → pain
"No matter how much we wish, beg, or pray, nothing will bring him home.
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nothing → wish → him
Genuinely sorry
When handing down his sentence, Judge McGrath said the court accepted Keogh pleaded guilty at the earliest possible opportunity and was "deeply and genuinely" sorry for his actions.
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Keogh → hand → actions
"His recognition that he killed his mate and wakes every morning with sorrow for what he's done … that will last longer than any sentence of imprisonment," Judge McGrath said.
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McGrath → kill → imprisonment
"But I won't let it undermine the criminality of taking someone's life driving dangerously like he did.
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he → let → life
"Any sentence I impose on Mr Keogh won't bring back Logan."
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I → impose → Logan
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