A drunk driver who ran over an aspiring model outside a Kooyong park rave was a “collision waiting to happen” according to a judge who jailed him for at least seven years over the fatal crash.

Elise Hodder’s family huddled together outside the County Court on Monday, where her father Michael said his daughter’s death had been a life sentence for them.

“Our Elise was one of the most beautiful, loving people that you can imagine,” he said.

“Our daughter died a horrific death in the most evil of circumstances by a person that should not have been driving.

“This was another male in charge of a motor vehicle, frequently a weapon, that has killed another female in the state.”

Connor Mathiasson, 24, was unlicensed and had a blood alcohol reading of .213 – more than three times the legal alco

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