The other question is: was he familiar with this route? Had he driven it before without the lack of a reflector coming into play?
“...was he familiar with this route? Had he driven it before...”
Hell’s bells! I’ve driven hundreds of thousands of miles on roads I’d never been on before. It’s not relevant. This clown is a mess, that’s all. Give him the maximum sentence + 10 more years for laughing. See how funny that is.