Deliberately driving a motor vehicle at pedestrians elevates reckless conduct endangering serious injury (s 23 Crimes Act 1958) to the high end of seriousness, demanding a stern sentence. A sentence of 46.7 per cent of the maximum for such conduct is not manifestly excessive and may be lenient. Where charges of reckless conduct endangering serious injury and recklessly causing injury arise from the same driving conduct but have different elements (different victims endangered vs injured), moderate cumulation is appropriate and does not offend the totality principle.
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