A head sentence of three years imprisonment for dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing grievous bodily harm before leaving the scene is not manifestly excessive where the offender has an extensive criminal history of repeat offending while on parole, consumed drugs before driving, fled from police, and caused serious injuries in a collision. The failure of a prisoner to be granted parole on the eligibility date does not suggest error in the sentencing judge's decision to fix a parole eligibility date rather than suspend the sentence.
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