Father of 17yo killed in e-bike crash speaks after teen driver sentenced

Hudson Gagg was killed in a collision between an e-bike and a car on the Gold Coast. (Supplied: Gagg family) Jason Gagg says he hopes stricter e-bike laws will help prevent future deaths in Queensland. (ABC Gold Coast: Mark Rigby) Speaking outside court, Jason Gagg remembered his son as a jovial "boofhead with a big smile … who loved his mates". Defence lawyer Daniel McShane agreed that a period of probation was appropriate and said the crash had haunted the offender. "He suffers deep flashbacks from this; he suffered significant injuries spending weeks in hospital before having to learn to walk again," Mr McShane said. He said his client had a low risk of reoffending. "He's almost paralytically fearful of getting into a vehicle and certainly of getting onto a bike," Mr McShane said. The offender cried as Mr Bamberry handed down his sentence and detailed the friendship the 17-year-old had to Hudson. "Imposing a sentence that will deter you isn't [my] primary focus," Mr Bamberry said. The magistrate imposed a sentenced of nine months' probation after the e-bike driver pleaded guilty to six charges. (ABC News: Kimberley Bernard) "You're also a victim; you've lost your mate … asking yourself why you survived and why Hudson didn't, that's something you'll have to live with for the rest of your life." The magistrate imposed a nine-month probation period, including conditions that the offender must not commit another offence, as well as a nine-month period of licence disqualification. Jason Gagg said although no penalty would bring Hudson back, he was satisfied with the outcome of the sentencing hearing. "I have no issue with e-bikes, it's the riders and the device. It has to be regulated and has to be a proper e-bike," he said. "With all that said … for us, today, it's another closure."