Alisha Fagan admits killing grandfather Sedat Hassan after first claiming she wasn’t driving

An “out of control” young woman has pleaded guilty to running a red light and killing a grandfather after first claiming she wasn’t driving.

A young woman once described by a magistrate as “out of control” has broken down in tears as she admitted killing a beloved Melbourne grandfather.

Alisha Jane Fagan, 22, had initially told police she was not the driver of the white Audi sedan that sped through a red light and struck Sedat Hassan’s Honda on the corner of Glengala Rd and Links St in Sunshine West on June 9.

She gave a false name and claimed she was in the car with three men of African appearance, who all fled the scene while she stayed to try and help Mr Hassan.

Alisha Fagan, 22, cried as she admitted killing a grandfather in a Sunshine West crash.

But when fronting Melbourne Magistrates Court on Monday, Fagan’s lies came to an end and she admitted she was the one behind the wheel.

Asked to enter a plea to dangerous driving causing the death of Mr Hassan, 69, Fagan’s voice broke amid tears to say, “I plead guilty.”

She was appearing in court via video link from an Indigenous rehabilitation clinic in which she was ordered to stay as part of her conditions of being granted bail in August.

Given the resolution in the case, Fagan’s lawyer Alexandra McClure successfully asked that her client’s bail be extended for her to continue staying at the clinic.

Sedat Hassan died when Fagan sped through a red light into his car.

Fagan had a shocking driving history and initially claimed someone else was driving. Picture: David Crosling

The court earlier heard how Fagan, from Wyndham, had settled into the residential program and had even completed a four-day cultural women’s camp, focusing on personal development and cultural connections.

She told the court she had also been using her free time to read the book of late Aboriginal activist and singer-songwriter Archie Roach.

Fagan also pleaded guilty to possessing a drug of dependence and a controlled weapon, after she was found with two Xanax tablets and a kitchen knife at the crash scene.

She also admitted breaching a curfew bail condition at the time of the collision and giving police a false name.

An earlier court heard how she had a shocking driving history and had been released on bail just weeks before the deadly crash.

Magistrate John Hardy, when dealing with Fagan’s earlier bail application, said her escalating offending was concerning.

“It all smacks of a young woman who is completely out of control,” Mr Hardy said.

Her case was adjourned to the County Court on November 30.