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An English tourist who hit and killed a man while riding an e-scooter in Australia pleaded guilty on Monday to a charge of dangerous driving causing death while under the influence of alcohol.

Alicia Kemp, 25, admitted the charge during a hearing at the Western Australia Magistrate’s Court, officials told The Associated Press. Kemp was riding an e-scooter with a passenger on board in the city of Perth on May 31 when she hit a 51-year-old man, Australian news outlets reported.

Thanh Phan hit his head on the pavement and later died in a hospital. Kemp and the scooter’s passenger received minor injuries.

Kemp was visiting Western Australia state from Britain on a working holiday visa, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corp. Investigators estimated she was driving at about