When sentencing for multiple offences of dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm arising from the same incident, the seriousness of each offence must be assessed by reference to the injuries to the individual victim of that offence, not by reference to the injuries to all victims collectively. An offence under s 52A(3) does not fall at the top of the range of seriousness where it involves drug impairment alone without additional aggravating features such as speeding, police avoidance, or disregard of traffic signals.
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