A teenager who killed her friend in a car crash hours after she passed her driving test has been banned from the road for 12 months.
Katy Butler, who had just turned 18, lost control of her vehicle on a bend just a mile from her home and smashed into a tree in Hamble, Hampshire.
Passenger Abbie O'Rourke, 18, of nearby Netley Abbey, was taken to hospital but later died, Southampton Crown Court heard.
After stopping in the car park of a recreation ground just minutes from her home, Butler drove down a nearby country lane for the first time.
While listening to music and chatting to her friends, she lost control on a sharp bend and the silver hatchback ploughed into a tree.
Butler had picked up three friends to go for a drive in the 11-year-old Toyota Aygo after passing her test earlier that day, the court was told.
Katy Butler (pictured with her parents outside Southampton Crown Court), who had just turned 18, lost control of her vehicle on a bend and smashed into a tree in Hampshire
Passenger Abbie O'Rourke (pictured above), 18, of Netley Abbey, was taken to hospital but later died of multiple injuries, Southampton Crown Court heard
Prosecution barrister, Rose Burns, told the court Butler noticed that Abbie, who was sat behind her, was unresponsive and called the ambulance service. She then started CPR.
Ms Burns added that all of the occupants of the car were taken to hospital, however, Ms O'Rourke
