A sentence of 3 years' immediate imprisonment for dangerous driving occasioning death under s 59(1)(b) of the Road Traffic Act 1974 (WA) was upheld where the offending involved aggressive driving behaviour towards multiple road users, speeding in a roadworks zone, and failure to keep a proper lookout resulting in a rear-end collision with a stationary vehicle. The aggressive driving preceding the fatal collision was treated as part of the context for assessing moral culpability, elevating the seriousness of the offending.
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