Court calls for tougher sentences for careless drivers causing serious injury in Victoria
Updated
Victoria's highest court
has ruled that tougher sentences are needed in cases where drivers
are found guilty of gross negligence causing serious injury.
A landmark decision handed down by the Court of Appeal
dismissed appeals in two cases where offenders claimed penalties
were too harsh.
One driver was sentenced to four years, while another
received a three-and-a-half year jail term.
"The court rejected their contentions that their sentences
were manifestly excessive," a summary of the ruling said.
Each offender "drove with a very high degree of negligence,
with a blood alcohol reading greatly in excess of the legal limit
and at a speed that far exceeded the applicable limit".
"[Their] conduct involved a grave departure from the
standard of care required of a driver," the ruling read.
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