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Blake Foden Lanie Tindale

'Joys of being a grandmother' gone as woman's back broken in crash

Andrei Kazlou leaves court after being sentenced on Wednesday. Picture: Blake Foden

A woman who suffered a broken back and brain damage in a crash with a negligent driver says she feels 20 years older as a result of her injuries, which have largely robbed her of "the joys of being a grandmother".

The woman described the consequences of the April 2021 smash in a victim impact statement read to the ACT Magistrates Court on Wednesday, when Andrei Kazlou, 43, was convicted of negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm and fined $3000.

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