Where culpable driving and reckless conduct endangering serious injury arise from the same course of conduct, cumulation is not appropriate if the criminality in the reckless conduct charge is wholly encompassed in the culpable driving charge. Forgiving victim impact statements should be given weight symmetrical to aggravating victim impact statements, bearing on prospects of rehabilitation and moderation of deterrence. In culpable driving cases involving speed and inadvertence at the lower end of negligence, sentences of five years or less remain within range.
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