The children of a woman killed on her 72nd birthday by a drunk driver have told a judge their family matriarch looked forward to enjoying her grandkids and travelling.
on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death while intoxicated.
" continued to drive for 160m with three flat tyres and a shattered windscreen before being stopped by another motorist." "She was the matriarch of a large family. Their victim statements speak of how she lost her ability to enjoy her position as a grandmother and travel abroad," LeGrand said. Hynes said Magutau had undiagnosed autism spectrum disorder and borderline intellectual disability prior to the crash.
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