A sentence of 3 years' imprisonment (2-year non-parole period) is within range for NCSI by driving at the lower end of the mid-range of seriousness, where a professional heavy vehicle driver with inadequate sleep and rest breaks caused life-changing injuries through a collision requiring steering input. A community correction order is not appropriate at this level of culpability. The Jiminez sleeping driver principles do not apply where the driver did not fall asleep at or immediately before the collision; all conduct leading up to and at the time of the collision remains relevant.
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