A sentence of six years' imprisonment for dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death, where the driving involved speed well above the limit but was not extreme or prolonged, with the aggravating circumstance of leaving the scene, was manifestly excessive; five years was the appropriate head sentence. The case provides a useful survey of comparable QCA authorities for sentencing in dangerous driving causing death cases.
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