An aspiring nurse whose dangerous driving caused the death of her sister has been spared jail. -AAP Image
Mikayla Wells was driving her friend and her teenage sister to a popular weekend market when she swerved across two lanes of traffic, hit another vehicle and careened into a power pole.
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The P-plater's car split into two after travelling about 80km/h and 17-year-old Nikkita Wells, seated in the back, bore the brunt of the collision.
Mikayla Wells, 23, tried to perform CPR on her sister but she died at the scene at Rowville in February 2019.
Wells on Thursday faced Victorian County Court, where she was handed a two-year community corrections order after pleading guilty to one count of dangerous driving causing death.
"You are a young woman with potential who, even before this catastrophe, was battling and overcoming significant mental health battles," Judge Gerard Mullaly said.
"It is more traumatic here because you as the young driver are charged with dangerous driving causing the death of your much-loved younger sister."
Wells, an aspiring nurse, must complete 200 hours of unpaid community work.
