The court sentenced Cyrus Jaison, a youthful first offender, for causing bodily harm while driving with excess blood-alcohol and dangerous driving causing bodily harm.
The decision details the facts of the offence, the profound impact on the victim, and the aggravating and mitigating factors.
After reviewing the applicable sentencing principles and ranges, the court concluded that a conditional sentence would be inadequate to achieve denunciation and deterrence, imposing a 16-month custodial sentence on each count, to be served concurrently, along with a five-year driving prohibition and victim surcharges.
