Amberly Jane Hendy Wiki
Amberly Jane Hendy Biography
Who is Amberly Jane Hendy?
A mother who smoked four bongs hours before she lost control of a car and killed her sister and her partner and injured her young daughter has been saved from jail.
Amberly Jane Hendy, of Katunga, Victoria, was 28 years old when she lost control of her vehicle in a hail storm.
He crashed into another car on the Goulborn Valley Expressway on September 6, 2019.
The crash killed two passengers, Hendy’s sister, Eloise Rigby, 23, and her brother’s partner, Adam Boland, 39.
Hendy’s young daughter was also seriously injured in the accident, before spending several months in hospital. She is still battling ongoing health issues after a traumatic brain injury.
On Thursday, Hendy, 31, was released from jail and given a three-year community correction order.
Statement
He had pleaded guilty to two counts of dangerous driving causing death and one count of causing serious injury.
In a statement in court, her mother said that she reconsiders every decision she made that day.
‘I regret the day of the accident beyond words, beyond measure. I’ve asked everyone to go back to that day and change everything,” Hendy said.
Hendy said that she prayed that her daughter would know how sorry she was about the accident.
“I live every day with sadness, I live every day begging for forgiveness, I live every day praying that my daughter knows how sorry I am that her aunt and uncle are gone and how sorry I am for the injuries she received,” she said, according to news. .com.au.
The mother smoked four bongs of cannabis the morning of the accident, but she said she did not expect to drive. Boland asked him to take the wheel from her.
He owned the car, which had a bald tire, and the court was told that Hendy knew he was unroadworthy.
After the accident, she told police that she “really wanted to get home.”
During the drive, Hendy slowed down when heavy rain began to fall, but he lost control and “overcorrected.”
He swerved into the oncoming lane and collided with another car.
The other driver was not seriously injured.
Mr. Boland’s mother told the court that the two sisters and her son were incredibly close and that Hendy would feel “grounded every day” over the accident.
Mom smoked four bongs the morning of the accident, but said she didn’t expect to drive
“I hope that the trauma that Amberly would be going through every day is taken into account in sentencing,” Boland told the court.
Judge Liz Gaynor said this was the only time Hendy had committed a crime, adding that her daughter’s condition meant mercy was “justified”.
“This is the loss of a beloved sister and her partner, the pain and anguish caused to her parents, the serious injury to the daughter she clearly loves, and the effects of it,” Judge Gaynor added.
As part of the treatment order, Hendy must undergo mental health treatment and an assessment for drug use difficulties and complete 400 hours of community service.
Her license was also canceled for 18 months.
