It is hard for Shane Cribb to find the right words to express his gratitude for the efforts of Alexandra couple Steve and Denise Potter.
It was they who campaigned tirelessly on his behalf, spending countless hours trying to clear his name, supporting him and seeking justice.
"What can I say ... they are definitely good people. They believed I was innocent and kept pushing on. Without them, I don't know where I'd be. They spent hours and hours on this, and lots of their own money.
"There's no way I could've done what they did.
I was an angry young man at the time and depressed, and felt under pressure."Approached for comment after the sentencing of policeman Neil Ford for perjury, Mr Cribb said he was never looking for anyone to go to jail "but I guess he [Ford] brought it on himself".
"I was expecting a bit of a 'sorry', but I haven't had that yet," he said.
"We're getting near the end of this, but there's still more fighting to go yet, mate, before we're at the bottom of it.
"We'll just have to keep pushing and pushing - it's not over yet," Mr Cribb said.
Judge Paul Kellar ordered Ford to pay reparation of $10,000 to Mr Cribb.
"Most of that will go to pay my debts ... I don't think that's much money for having been framed, so it's still a bit depressing."Mr Cribb shifted from Alexandra to Hamilton seven months ago and lives with his grandparents.
Ford was found guilty of falsely giving evidence in a court hearing in February 2006, claiming a collision on Earnscleugh Rd between his utility vehicle and a car driven by Mr Cribb was the fault of Mr Cribb.
It had been a long haul before justice was finally served, Mr Cribb said.
"It's been a long time and been a lot of stress, on me, my family and friends. It's taken a toll."
The 22-year-old was aged 17 at the time of the crash.
Although he was charged with careless driving causing injury as a result, he believed the truth would prevail at his defended hearing.
"The evidence was all so clear, but then it all turned against me."
The case placed him under a lot of stress and he was still receiving counselling, but was confident about the future.
He was at present serving a sentence of home detention for possessing cannabis, but was "getting my life together" and planned to return to work as a plasterer as soon as he could.
His aim was to work to clear his debts and help his family out.
"I'm looking forward, and moving on."
