A total effective sentence of six years and six months' imprisonment with a four-year non-parole period is within range for reckless conduct endangering life combined with negligently causing serious injury by driving, where the offender was heavily drug-affected, drove dangerously over a significant distance, and caused serious ongoing injury to a victim. Mental disorder explaining an offender's recourse to drugs does not mitigate moral culpability. The Harrison uplifting principle continues to apply to sentencing for negligently causing serious injury by driving at mid-category seriousness or above.
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