Daniel Ian Butler [2019] EWCA Crim 869

The applicant drove whilst under the influence of a large amount of drugs and suffering from fatigue, the evidence suggested he had not slept for more than two hours at a time in the 4 days before the incident. Witnesses reported 4 near misses taking place before the van the applicant was driving collided with the deceased’s car.

The sentence of 8 years’ imprisonment was not excessive. “This was indeed a very bad level 1 case, in which the applicant drove his van whilst on a condition which made him a fatal accident waiting to happen.”