Brisbane L-plate driver Madison McKenzie jailed after mowing down toddler in Woody Point

A learner driver will spend at least a year behind bars after she struck a young child while under the influence of alcohol, leaving the boy with lifelong brain injuries.

Madison Lorraine McKenzie, 23, said she was picking up her phone from the floor of her car when she struck the two-year-old boy on the afternoon of November 28, 2021.

He was driving unsupervised at a speed of 61km at 68kph in a 50km zone and had a blood alcohol level of 0.08 at the time of the crash at Woody Point, north of Brisbane.

The little boy had been riding his bike down the side of Georgina Street with his parents and older brother when he drove his front wheel into the ditch and tried to cross the street.

His parents told him to stop at the same time McKenzie turned the corner and moments later he punched the boy.

The boy had fallen into the gutter of Georgina St, Woody Point when McKenzie struck him.

The boy was left foaming at the mouth due to a traumatic brain injury, fractured ribs and femur.

McKenzie stopped about 200 yards down the road and ran back.

‘Sorry Sorry. I dropped my phone and I was picking it up and I didn’t even see it. Is he still alive?’ she said on the scene.

Last year, McKenzie pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm, below average level drunk driving and unsupervised learner driving.

According to her social media, the 23-year-old attended Clontarf Beach State High School and was a talented Oztag player in her youth.

She has several social media accounts, including Instagram, OnlyFans, and TikTok, where she regularly posts videos of herself dancing or posing for photos in front of the mirror.

In an Instagram post from July of last year, seven months after the incident, McKenzie captioned the photo of herself: “It’s the little things that matter the most.” Here’s to new beginnings.

In February 2022, she shared a video of herself in the passenger seat of a car with the caption, “I have a long road ahead of me.”

McKenzie’s mother declined to comment when contacted by Daily Mail Australia on Tuesday.

Last year, McKenzie pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm, below average level drunk driving and unsupervised learner driving.

The 23-year-old will spend at least a year behind bars after the November 2021 crash

McKenzie was active on her OnlyFans account on Monday, the day she was sentenced in the Brisbane District Court.

Crown prosecutor Cameron Wilkins said traffic conditions were clear with the sun behind McKenzie at the time and the road was in good condition.

The boy’s mother read her victim impact statement in court in which she said her son’s potential had been ‘destroyed’.

“Before November 2021, I was living my best life with two beautiful, healthy children, my husband, and a good job,” she said.

All of that collapsed. She can no longer talk, walk or go to the bathroom on her own. She has multiple seizures and will need 24 hour care for the rest of her life, if it doesn’t shorten like I was told it might.

Chief District Court Judge Brian Devereaux sentenced McKenzie to four years in prison and disqualified her from driving for five years. She will be eligible for parole in February 2024.

McKenzie’s attorney, Penny White, said her client had drug and alcohol problems, had no criminal or traffic history, immediately confessed to causing the crash, and suffered post-traumatic stress as a result.

“The real factor that seems to have led to this is reaching for her mobile phone, she was distracted and her eyes were off the road,” she said.

District Court Chief Judge Brian Devereaux sentenced McKenzie to four years in prison and disqualified her from driving for five years, describing her offense as more than just momentary inattention.

“No amount of punishment for you will improve the child or ease the burden on the family,” Judge Devereaux said.

‘This was a very serious example of dangerous operation of a vehicle. It is inevitable that you will go to jail.

Judge Devereaux set McKenzie’s parole eligibility date at February 2024.