Analiza Sagang Curtis has been sentenced following a fatal hit-and-run in Dudley Park, with the District Court imposing 18 months in prison after the woman struck 45-year-old Jamie Murray in the early hours of 1 March last year.
The collision occurred on Boundary Road when Curtis, driving a Kia Rio, hit Murray. Murray, a father of two, died at the scene, with Curtis failing to render assistance.
The circumstances of the incident aggravated the seriousness of the offence. Court proceedings heard details that Curtis, who lived on the same street as Murray, had reversed and driven around the dying victim rather than stopping to help. This element of the case underscored the callous nature of her conduct in the immediate aftermath of the collision.
Curtis was arrested the following day. She was subsequently charged with hit-and-run causing death and proceeded to trial in the District Court.
Murray was well known in the Mandurah performing arts community, having worked at the Mandurah Performing Arts Centre for nearly two decades. The loss of his life left his family and the broader community in which he was deeply embedded to grapple with the consequences of Curtis's decision to flee the scene.
The sentencing reflects the court's assessment of the gravity of causing death through such conduct. The case represents a sobering reminder of the severe legal consequences that follow when drivers involved in fatal collisions abandon their victims rather than summoning emergency services.