Our client was charged with a high-range PCA offence after police and emergency services attended a location where a vehicle had lost control and collided at heavy speed into a tree on a highway in the South Coast.
Our client was airlifted to hospital, sustained multiple injuries and was hospitalised for 4 months.
On sentence the prosecution argued that this offence was so serious that the court should sentence him to a term of imprisonment.
We argued that our client was a young man with no prior criminal record, had undertaken numerous alcohol courses, reconnected with his family who had supported him through his recovery, and that this experience had taught this young man a very permanent life lesson. We argued he had excellent prospects of rehabilitation and had shown significant remorse for the offending conduct.
Our client faced Wollongong Local Court in June 2023 and was sentenced to a Community Corrections Order for 2 years with supervision and 100 hours of community service.
This was an exceptional result given the severity of the offending and our client and his family were beyond relieved.