A statement of facts said Ludlow, who was 18 at the time, had bought a new Honda Civic car that day, and with her partner went to the Palmerston house of a work associate, where she drank an alcoholic drink.
Te Kira and Terupe were also at the house and decided to go for a drive with Ludlow and her partner in the new car.
The couple were in the back seat without seatbelts on.
Just before midnight, as the car was travelling along Macraes Rd towards Palmerston, Ludlow failed to take a bend and hit gravel on the side of the road.
She then over-corrected and spun out of control at close to 100kmh.
The car went off the road and down a steep bank, rolling end over end. The left rear quarter of the Honda hit rocks on the bank, and the rear end and roof took most of the force of the collision.
The rear half of the car was crushed, while the front half was mostly undamaged.
The two victims died shortly after impact, from unsurvivable head and neck injuries.
Ludlow and her passenger were taken to Dunedin Hospital, and released the next day.
Ludlow was remanded on bail until April 1 for cultural and pre-sentence reports to be done and to provide the opportunity for a restorative justice meeting with the victims’ families.
The victims left behind four children then aged between 3 and 9 years old.
- Court reporter