Former reporter faces up to 20 years in a Victorian prison over fatal crash

Court told Trent Evans was homeless and dependent on drugs and alcohol when he crashed his friend's car

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Trent Evans' life descended into chaos after he suffered a mental health breakdown while working as a television news journalist in Queensland, a court has heard.

The 45-year-old former Channel 7 reporter was homeless and dependent on drugs and alcohol when he killed his friend Rex Willox in a car crash in Melbourne last year, Victoria's county court has heard.

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