A sentence of three years' imprisonment (out of a maximum of seven) for dangerous driving causing two deaths through prolonged inattentiveness by the driver of a heavily laden vehicle is within the range of a sound sentencing discretion, even where the offender was not affected by alcohol or drugs and did not deliberately drive dangerously. Unintended consequences, including multiple deaths, are highly relevant to sentencing for dangerous driving offences involving reckless inattention.
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