Roosters’ legend Ian Schubert has foot partially disconnected in horror Randwick smash
Sydney Roosters legend Ian Schubert’s foot was partially detached from his leg when he was knocked off his motorcycle in Randwick on September 1. The horrific injuries, including three severed arteries and possible amputation, have been detailed in court.
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East Sydney Roosters great Ian Schubert’s foot was partially detached from his leg when he was knocked off his motorbike by a Ghanaian national, a court heard.
The scale of the horrific injuries suffered by the 63-year-old were revealed as Perpetual Dzikunu pleaded guilty to negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm at Waverley Local Court.
Three arteries were severed in the crash in Randwick on September 1 and he spent four weeks in hospital with three operations as doctors battled to save his leg.
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His leg was saved but he now has two rods in his ankle holding him together.
The court heard the 29-year-old from Riverwood was pulling out of her workplace at a nursing home on King St, Randwick, when she collided with Mr Schubert’s Harley Davidson about 3pm on the Sunday afternoon.
Mr Schubert was flung from his motorcycle and his left foot was partially detatched from his left leg.
Despite suffering permanent damage to his leg, he has since returned home and avoided having to have his leg amputated.
Dzikunu appeared at Waverley Local Court on Wednesday and pleaded guilty to the charge of negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm.
Dzikunu has been living in Australia for about three years on a graduate visa and has been working part-time at Montefiore nursing home in Randwick.
She holds a Ghanaian international licence and has never held a NSW licence.
The agreed facts stated she was pulling out of the nursing home driveway in her Toyota when the crash happened.
She started to turn onto the road and collected Mr Schubert who was travelling about 40km/h in the middle of the eastbound lane.
“He tried to swerve to the right into the westbound lane to avoid a collision however the front nearside corner of the accused’s vehicle collided directly with Schubert’s lower left leg causing him to be ejected from the motorcycle and severely injure his lower left leg,” the agreed facts read.
Dzikunu pulled over and called emergency services.
Schubert was still a teenager when he played in the Roosters’ grand final-winning season of 1975, playing at fullback. He also won man of the match in the final that year.
Dzikunu will be sentenced on November 12.
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