Case Study

Our client was originally charged with thirteen offences, including theft of a motor vehicle, reckless conduct endangering life, careless driving of a motor vehicle, driving whilst disqualified and committing an indictable offence on bail. During a summary case conference, we managed to get seven charges withdrawn, and our client entered a plea to six charges:

• Theft of a motor vehicle
• Reckless conduct endangering serious injury
• Driving whilst disqualified
• Driving whilst exceeding the prescribed concentration of drugs 
• Failure to render assistance after accident
• Failure to give name and address after causing property damage.

Our client was sentenced to 21 days in prison; a very good outcome for extremely serious offending. The maximum penalty for reckless conduct endangering serious injury alone is five years imprisonment.