It was another day in court that Springwood dad Peter Frazer didn't need.
Last week a panel of three judges was hearing an appeal on the prison sentence for truck driver Kaine Daniel Barnett. Barnett hit and killed Mr Frazer's 23-year-old daughter Sarah, and the tow-truck driver Geoff Clarke who was rescuing her, after she broke down on the Hume Highway near Mittagong in 2012.
The ABC reported that in appealing against the severity of the sentence Barnett's barrister Stephen Hodges told the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal the sentencing judge had erred in saying his client "failed to keep a look out for a significant period of time".
But Mr Frazer said that wasn't the case and Barnett should serve the 18-month minimum jail term meted out in April this year.
"The jail term sends a message.
"The only positive to come from this is the general deterrence to the community."
Barnett was found guilty by a jury of two counts of dangerous driving causing death and was given a maximum of three years in jail.
Mr Frazer said he has forgiven the driver, but not his behaviour.
"Do I think he should be in jail? Yes I do," Mr Frazer, who famously hugged Barnett after the young truck driver was convicted, said.
"It's one thing to forgive a person but there's an issue for all of us to take responsibility for each other."
The Frazer family has campaigned tirelessly on road safety since their daughter's death.
"We can't bring Sarah back but we can build a community where you think about everyone else when you are driving. Jails are tough, it's a traumatic experience [for everyone] but we need to change behaviour."
The judgment is reserved.