Court hears newborn baby died three days after horror car crash A court has heard a new mother was forced to turn off life support for her three-day-old baby after a car crash. NEW mum was forced to turn off the life support of her three-day-old newborn after a horror car crash left the baby with severe injuries, a court has heard. Rae Meyer, 63, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of baby Grace Moore in a shocking accident that has left two families devastated. At a County Court plea hearing Mrs Meyer also pleaded guilty to a further three charges of dangerous driving causing serious injury. The court heard Nicole Gallus was 32-weeks pregnant when the car she was in slammed into Mrs Meyer's car after Mrs Meyer performed an illegal U-turn on the Goulburn Valley highway near Seymour in October 2010. Prosecutor Kieran Gilligan told the court Ms Gallus" waters broke at the scene and she was airlifted to the Royal Melbourne Hospital where she underwent a caesarean operation. Baby Grace was born but as a result of injuries Ms Gallus endured in the crash, she suffered a lack of oxygen, brain seizures and major organ failure. She was whisked away to an intensive care unit moments after being born, leaving Ms Gallus unsure about her baby's fate. "I was constantly asking if my baby was still alive," she said in a victim impact statement. I needed to tell her that I loved her. Little Grace was placed on life support but died three days later after Ms Gallus and her partner decided to turn off her life-support. Ms Gallus" mother and sister were also seriously injured in the crash. The court heard experts believed Mrs Meyer would have been able to see Ms Gallus" car for 10 seconds before performing the U-turn. She later told police she had no memory of the accident. Tim Gattuso, for Mrs Meyer, said she had been rocked by the death of her own son in a car accident 20 years ago and had always been a safe driver. But he said after missing a turn-off while travelling along the highway she had made a "split-second error." It was a "momentary lapse of attention, not the type of erratic or hoon driving that often occurs in these cases." In a letter of apology read to the court Mrs Meyer said she could never forgive herself for the "irreversible life changing decision." Prosecutors have not called for a jail term, submitting that a suspended sentence would be appropriate. Mrs Meyer will be sentenced next Tuesday.