A fishing trip that ended with the death of a 21-year-old man who fell from the roof of a car has also resulted in jail time for his friend who was behind the wheel.

Maxwell Darley Syme was highly intoxicated after a day-drinking session with friends in Guilderton in the days before Christmas in 2021.

Maxwell Darley Syme, pictured with his mum Jody, died during a camping trip with mates four and a half years ago. Credit: Facebook

He and three friends, including Ben Adey-McCartney, also 21, had been fishing that morning before they started drinking at the Guilderton Holiday Park.

They later decided to head to the local country club, but Syme was refused alcohol because of his level of intoxication. Shortly after, he climbed onto the roof of Adey-McCartney’s Nissan Patrol while it wa

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