A sentence of 4 years 3 months' imprisonment for culpable driving causing death is not manifestly excessive even where the offending lacks the usual aggravating features (speed, intoxication, erratic driving) and involves significant prosecution delay, where the culpability is nonetheless real and significant. Youth carries less mitigating weight in the context of serious driving offences because young drivers are precisely the cohort most prone to committing them.
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