Durban - The husband of a Durban woman left paralysed after Hillcrest trainer Stephan Bothma crashed his vehicle into the back of theirs a year ago, has described the sentenced imposed on him as “groundbreaking”.
On Monday, Bothma, 27, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment by Durban magistrate Phumlani Bhengu.
He will serve six months in prison and the remainder under house arrest.
He was also fined R10 000 (10 months’ imprisonment), half of which was suspended.
His licence was also suspended for a period of six months.
Bothma pleaded guilty to drunk driving and failing to perform the duties of a driver by fleeing the scene following the accident on Bram Fischer Road, in central Durban, that left two sisters, Varsha Maharaj and Taariqa Archary, seriously injured.
Maharaj, a candidate attorney, suffered brain injuries and Archary, an electronic engineer, was left a quadriplegic.
