A 23-year-old former advertising industry worker and daughter of a former All Black has today been sentenced to eight months’ home detention following the hit-and-run death of a beloved father and husband last year.<\/p>\n
A tearful Helena Cribb – daughter of 15-test All Black Ron Cribb – said she was “so terribly sorry” as she addressed members of Jason Collins’ family directly in the North Shore District Court on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Jason Collins’ widow Gemma spoke emotionally in court of the devastation at the loss of her 65-year-old husband on a rural North Shore road last December, describing Cribb’s “chilling disregard” for his life.<\/p>\n
“You drove away with indifference, you left the scene and left him to die.<\/p>\n
“You left him there as if it was nothing. Fleeing from a scene, you wish to forget, knowing that you were drunk and doing everything you could to save yourself. Your car suffered extensive damage, and yet you still did not stop and face up to the magnitude of what you’ve done.”<\/p>\n
She said Jason was more than just her husband.<\/p>\n
“He was a sanctuary for our three sons and a warm and vibrant, kind soul whose laughter filled our lives. You stripped all that away without a second thought.”<\/p>\n
Helena Cribb told police she thought she had hit a pothole as she drove home from a work Christmas function on a dark semi-rural road after a heavy drinking session last December.<\/p>\n
In fact, she had fatally struck Jason Collins, dragging him 30m beneath her car, but failed to stop and offer assistance.<\/p>\n
In court today, Gemma Collins took offence to her earlier statement. “How dare you call him a pothole.”<\/p>\n
Cribb, crying said in court: “I stand here today from a place of deep sorrow, remorse and deep regret. No words can express how sorry I am for this tragic event. I am writing this from a heavy heart knowing nothing I can do will make a difference.”<\/p>\n
Not a day had passed when she hadn’t thought of Jason Collins and his family, she said.<\/p>\n
She was not in a place to ask for forgiveness, but hoped that one day the family could find some inner peace.<\/p>\n
“I am so terribly sorry.”<\/p>\n
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