Andrew Dean Robson, 35, has been sentenced to seven years in jail for a crash that resulted in the death of a premature baby in Albury in 2025.
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He crashed head-on with a car being driven by a pregnant 19-year-old learner driver who was accompanied by her driving instructor.
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A man who was high on methamphetamine when he crashed into a pregnant learner driver has been jailed for seven years over the death of her baby.
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Warning: This story mentions suicide and other details readers might find confronting.
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Andrew Dean Robson, 35, was driving on the wrong side of an Albury street on February 21, 2025, when he crashed head-on with the car driven by 19-year-old Angel Fewster, who was 27 weeks pregnant at the time.
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Ms Fewster, who was accompanied by her driving instructor Dominic Summers, was rushed to hospital after the crash where her baby, Casey, was born by emergency caesarean.
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She was flown with her baby to Melbourne where it became apparent the child had experienced terrible brain damage, a NSW District Court was told.
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Robson, from Deniliquin, was initially charged with manslaughter, but later pleaded guilty to dangerous driving occasioning death, dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm and drug driving.
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He was today sentenced to seven years in jail with a non-parole period of four-and-a-half years.
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Victims' statements read
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In sentencing, held at Sydney's Downing Centre Local and District Court, Judge Nanette Williams referred to victim impact statements previously tendered to the court.
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Ms Fewster's statement included a letter she wrote to Casey before his life support was turned off on February 24, three days after the crash.
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The court heard Casey had received extensive resuscitation efforts, blood transfusions and had brain haemorrhage and seizures.
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Judge Williams said Ms Fewster's letter spoke of the trauma of a mother losing her child, of her anguish and suffering in the days after his death, and that she considered suicide to be with her baby again.
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She chose not to take her life "to demonstrate her strength", the judge said.
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Ms Fewster's statement to the court said the crash took away not only her son but "my chance at motherhood, my future, my mental health, my peace".
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Mr Summers, the driving instructor, told the court he experienced "survivor's guilt" and that he was triggered when he saw utes similar to the one driven by Robson.
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'Baby killer' sprayed on fence
The court heard that when police found Robson after the crash, he was anxious, sweaty, with "glassy, bloodshot eyes".
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Blood and urine tests found methylamphetamine in his system.
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The judge said Robson was remorseful, citing a statement made in which he said: "I wish it was me that had died rather than the baby".
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Judge Williams noted media coverage of the case had been difficult for Robson, who had the words "baby killer" spray-painted on his front fence.
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The court heard that Robson had a deprived childhood.
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His mother, who was addicted to opioids, left when he was an infant, leaving him to be raised by a single parent.
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