The daughter of former All Blacks star Ron Cribb has pleaded responsible to a hit-and-run that left a 65-year-old man useless on a rural highway.
Helena Jade Cribb, 22, appeared in North Shore District Court docket on Thursday charged over the loss of life of Jason Collins, who was discovered by a passerby on O’Brien Highway in Lucas Heights, north of Auckland, on December 7, 2023.
Cribb, who works in promoting, was charged in April this 12 months after listening to reviews of Collins’ loss of life and turning herself in to police.
On Thursday she pleaded responsible to working a car carelessly and thereby inflicting Collins’ loss of life, her lawyer Adam Holland informed native outlet Stuff.
Cribb will likely be sentenced in December.
The court docket was informed Cribb had been ‘very extremely intoxicated’, ‘slurring her phrases’ and ‘aggressive’ at a Christmas social gathering on the evening of the crash.
A piece colleague had organised for an Uber to drop Cribb to her automotive within the CBD after she promised to solely sleep within the automotive and cost her telephone – not drive.
Daughter of All Blacks star Helena Jade Cribb, 22, was charged in April this 12 months after listening to reviews of Collins’ loss of life and turning herself in to police
Helena Jade Cribb pleaded responsible to fatally working over Jason Collins (pictured) on a rural highway
Nevertheless, when the Uber dropped her off at 11.28pm, Cribb bought behind the wheel of the car and commenced the 24km journey to her dwelling.
Cribb’s car struck Mr Collins as she drove on O’Brien Highway – a sealed rural highway with a velocity restrict of 60km/h.
His physique was dragged 31m by Cribb’s automotive and rolled an extra seven metres from the impression.
It is understood Mr Collins was mendacity on the highway when he was struck, following a scene examination.
‘We’ll by no means understand how he got here to be mendacity on the highway,’ Decide Murray beforehand informed the court docket.
Mr Collins sustained severe inner accidents to his head and physique which doubtless would have been deadly even when Cribb had stopped instantly to assist.
There have been no witnesses to the crash and Mr Collins’ physique was found within the early morning of December 7.
Cribb went to police after seeing information of Collins’ loss of life however claimed she didn’t know if she’d hit anybody.
She solely recalled feeling a big bump, much like driving throughout a pothole, as she was turning up her radio.
The underside of Cribb’s automotive suffered vital injury, inflicting it to interrupt down the next morning.
Cribb, the 22-year-old daughter of All Blacks star Ron Cribb (pictured in 2007) will likely be sentenced in December for working a car carelessly
Items of plastic from the underside of her automotive had been later discovered on the scene.
Police alleged the crash was doubtless brought on by Cribb being distracted by adjusting her radio.
Collins’ household stated he was a beloved father, husband and buddy.
‘The tragic lack of Jason has left an unfillable void in our hearts,’ they stated.
‘Taken from us too quickly, his departure is a profound and mindless blow that we battle to understand.
‘Every day is a battle in opposition to the overwhelming vacancy left in his wake.’
