A sentence of four years' imprisonment suspended after 16 months is within the appropriate range for dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing grievous bodily harm under s 328A(4) of the Criminal Code (Qld) where the offender was significantly intoxicated, drove dangerously over 150-200 metres, caused serious fractures to a 16-year-old, had a history of drink-driving offences, and refused to provide breath or blood specimens.
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