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Goosman, 49, was not impaired by alcohol, but had recently been prescribed Suboxone to deal with an addiction to street drugs, his sentencing hearing in Nanaimo was told Monday. Goosman was feeling unwell and knew he was unfit to drive. He contacted a friend to drive him, but the friend declined. Goosman doesn’t remember driving or deciding to drive. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Robin Baird called Goosman’s behaviour that morning “nothing short of abysmal.” He accepted a joint submission from Crown and defence, but made it clear to Goosman that the sentence of two-year less a day followed by 18 months of probation, was at the lower end of the range. ....