A teenager who killed his girlfriend in a horror crash has disgusted her family by saying of the accident: “S**t happens”.

Mentesh Da Silva made the crass remarks in a Facebook message to a friend just a week after he escaped being sent to jail for causing the death of 18-year-old Emily Laker.

Emily was killed instantly when a car driven by Da Silva hit a tree in Shalloak Road, Canterbury, on August 30 last year.

He later admitted causing her death by careless driving but walked free from court last month after his solicitor told a judge of his “extreme remorse and regret”.

But in a Facebook message shared widely on social media last week, the 19-year-old said of the accident: “... s**t happens. I know she’s happier where she is right now”.

VIDEO: Emily Laker's family have called him a disgusting human.

It was the latest in a series of controversial comments made online by Da Silva, whose eight-month prison sentence was suspended for 18 months.

Shortly after the accident, he posted a selfie from his hospital bed, adding: “Still going strong.”

Then after he walked free from court, he posted: “Only up and forward now for me.”

A screenshot of the latest message, sent to a mutual friend on Facebook, was posted on the social networking site by Emily’s mum Julie Swinerd, who tagged it “disgusting human”.

It was shared more than 100 times and posted on the Canterbury Residents Group, which has almost 4,000 members.

In it, Da Silva writes: “.....was an accident s**t happens. I know she’s happier right now compared to being in Canterbury round all them s**theads.”

The comments have angered Emily’s father, Ross Laker, who has urged Da Silva to stop talking about his daughter.

He said: “Emily’s death has left a huge hole in our lives and caused us unimaginable pain and distress, which has only been made worse by the actions and words of the man responsible.

“While the sentence he received was grossly lenient, it was a relief to know that the court case was over and we were able to try and rebuild our lives, but he has not allowed us to do that.

“To say it’s ‘only up and forward’ for him just hours after he was sentenced was a kick in the teeth, but to now learn he has reduced my daughter’s death to ‘s**t happens’ and to say she is better off dead is truly disgusting.

“He convinced the court he was remorseful, but these are not the words of a man who has any comprehension of the pain he has caused.

“He has his whole life ahead of him while Emily had hers cruelly taken away by his actions.

“All we want is for him to let us move on and stop talking about Emily. It’s the least our family and her many friends deserve.”

Da Silva – who also goes by the surname Mouharrem – was asked for a comment but has not responded.