Where dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm results from momentary inattention in the context of otherwise appropriate driving, and there has been significant unexplained delay in prosecution during which the offender has rebuilt their life, a wholly suspended sentence may be appropriate notwithstanding devastating consequences to the victim. The sentencing court must not be overwhelmed by the single factor of the consequences of the driving.
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