Victorian man drove at 210km/h on night he killed teenage girlfriend in car crash

A Victorian man drove a car at speeds of 210km/h the night he killed his teenage girlfriend in a crash, a court has been told.

Sasho Ristovski, 28, was today sentenced to seven years behind bars with a non-parole period of four years and nine months, following the fatal July 2014 crash.

He was high on ice and drunk when he lost control of his father’s high-powered car and slammed into a tree in Laverton North, instantly killing his girlfriend and passenger, 16-year-old Maddison Tilyard.

He tattooed his face as a “reminder” of the crash.

Melbourne’s County Court was told Ristovski felt angry and had taken the drug ice to “calm down” on the night of the crash.

He also told Tilyard he would kill her in a car crash that night, and ignored the pleas of her and her friend to slow down.

“I’ll put you in a grave by the end of the night,” he told her.

County Court Judge Frank Gucciardo said Ristovski had “appalling reckless disregard” for the lives of his passengers and other motorists.