Ryon James Heyn, 26, was ordered to spend over three years behind bars for causing the death while driving under the influence of alcohol
An Oxford University graduate has been jailed in Italy for killing his friend in a booze-fuelled 120mph smash.
Ryon James Heyn, 26, was ordered to spend three years and four months behind bars for causing the death of his pal while driving under the influence of alcohol and without a licence.
Heyn had been travelling back from Italy to Austria where he had a job when he stopped at a petrol station on August 11 this year near the northern Italian city of Venice.
But instead of paying for petrol, Heyn and his friend Stefano Annoni, 35, decided to jump back into the car and speed off.
The Mercedes A Class car crashed into a truck, killing Annoni, shortly after. Police were already on the way to arrest the pair after the petrol station manager had raised the alarm.
The car, which was owned by the British man’s mother, had been taken without permission earlier in the day.
Heyn is a British citizen but moved to Europe earlier this year and had a home in Lecco, a city in northern Italy.
As well as being jailed, Heyn was ordered to pay a fine of 1,400 Euros for drink-driving and refusing a breath test.
He was not charged over the theft of petrol after paying compensation to the garage.
