WA MP’s son ordered to pay injured woman

A judge has ordered the son of a West Australian MP to pay nearly $230,000 to a woman who was seriously injured when he crashed his father’s boat.

Luke Woollard, 23, the son of Alfred Cove independent MP Janet Woollard, was sued in the District Court in Perth by Kate Campbell, 24, to recover more than $200,000 in medical bills, lost earnings and ongoing dental treatment.

Ms Campbell was nearly killed when she slammed into the boat’s dashboard and windscreen after a drunk Mr Woollard crashed into a navigation pylon near Perth’s Canning Bridge in the early hours of November 7, 2007.

Mr Woollard was ferrying friends, including Ms Campbell, after a day and night of drinking to celebrate end-of-year university exams.

In the District Court in Perth on Friday, Judge Philip (Philip) McCann said he had found in favour of Ms Campbell and she should receive $229,626.80 in compensation.

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