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A Perth court has been told an unlicensed driver who killed two innocent motorists when he went through a red light at more than 40 kilometres over the speed limit later recorded a blood alcohol level that was four times over the legal limit.
Key points:
Bradley Shane Pearce failed to help them after slamming into their car
He had spent the day drinking and later described his actions as "cowardly"
Shane Bradley Pearce, 50, pleaded guilty in the WA Supreme Court to unlawfully killing Lauren Prothero and her friend Paige Ward, both 27, who suffered catastrophic injuries when he slammed into their car at an intersection in Cooloongup on the evening of May 29 last year.