The daddy of former NSW police minister Troy Grant has been jailed for almost two years over the drunken hit-and-run loss of life of a person within the NSW Hunter area.
Ken Grant mowed down gifted scientist Tony Greenfield and left him for lifeless as he walked residence from a Christmas celebration close to Maitland in 2019.
Regardless of Grant attempting guilty sleepwalking on the deadly crash, a decide accepted his regret and sorrow for the crime.
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The now 72-year-old blew almost 4 occasions the authorized restrict and had been on the similar operate because the sufferer on the evening Mr Greenfield was killed.
Grant, a police officer himself for 31 years, responded to many fatalities just like the one he triggered throughout his profession.
At this time he was sentenced to a most of three years and 10 months, with a minimal sentence of 1 12 months and 11 months.
His son Troy Grant was extremely emotional outdoors court docket after the sentence.
"As I've stated from the beginning, it isn't about us, it isn't about Dad, it is solely concerning the Greenfield household," he stated.
"No sentence will ever be adequate for them, be acceptable or pay tribute to the life that was taken in a reprehensible act that I nonetheless cannot perceive."
Mr Grant stated his father's thoughts is "muddled" and "he has significantly deteriorated over the previous couple of years".
"It may be a troublesome sentence clearly, however we do not dispute it," he stated.
Nevertheless, Mr Grant stated he has "grave fears" about his father being in jail "and my sister and I'll simply decide up the items on the finish".
"I am unable to for a second examine that to the items the Greenfields are choosing up," he stated.
The elder Grant shall be 74 when he's eligible for parole.