Injuries sustained by an offender in the course of committing a dangerous driving offence, even though self-inflicted, must be taken into account as extra-curial punishment mitigating the sentence. However, loss of ordinary employment resulting from imprisonment does not constitute extra-curial punishment warranting separate mitigation. The upper range of sentence for aggravated offences under s 52A(2) or (4) cannot be derived by applying a mathematical ratio to the Jurisic/Whyte guideline figures.
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