The offender, an Aboriginal man, was convicted of assault causing bodily harm, simple assault, two counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm, and mischief.
The Crown sought a 27-month sentence, while the defence sought a 90-day intermittent sentence.
Applying Gladue principles and considering the offender's traumatic childhood in the foster care system, the court imposed a global sentence of 15 months incarceration, noting that a penitentiary sentence would have been warranted but for the offender's personal circumstances and Aboriginal background.
