Nicholas James Parr had previously pleaded guilty in the Wagga District Court to dangerous driving while under the influence of alcohol, causing the death of Sarah Lloyd, 19, and to causing grievous bodily harm to another male passenger.

Ms Lloyd, a popular young apprentice mechanic, was one of four people in Parr's Toyota HiLux when it left Lake Cargelligo Road and rolled about 5am on August 12, 2017.

The group had earlier been out pig hunting and one of the dogs they had taken with them was also killed.

Parr, 25, and the other two male passengers were taken to hospitals for treatment, but Ms Lloyd died at the scene.

Three hours after the accident, Parr's blood alcohol level was 0.118. The court heard a forensic pharmacologist believed his blood alcohol level at the time of the crash would have been at least 0.147.

In his sentencing remarks, Judge Gordon Lerve said Parr had consumed alcohol at Junee, Barmedman and West Wyalong while the group was travelling to Lake Cargelligo and "drank steadily while they were hunting and was drinking initially while driving along on the property after setting off".

"It is not surprising that the offender's blood alcohol reading was as it was," the judge said.

"Noting that the impact occurred at 5am on August 12, 2017, it would have been dark and it would have remained dark for quite some time.

"Given the remote location, there was always the possibility of wildlife suddenly appearing on the roadway."

Judge Lerve sentenced Parr to an aggregate sentence of five years and three months on the two charges, with a non-parole period of three years and six months, which was backdated to July 19, when Parr went into custody.

He will be eligible for release on January 19, 2023.

In sentencing Parr, Judge Lerve described that matter as "a tragedy on so many levels".

"The life of a young person in the prime of her life has been lost. Her family are left grieving her loss," the judge said.

"Another person has suffered grievous and permanent injuries.

"The offender is a young man with a partner and young children who, as a result of his offending, must go to prison for a considerable period of time.

"I observe that this tragedy could have been so easily avoided by a decision by the offender either not to drink or not to drive."

In his sentencing remarks, Judge Lerve quoted the words of another judge, Dina Yehia SC: "In matters such as this, judges are asked to perform an impossible equation. No human life can ever be equated with a period of imprisonment. No jail term can return a loved one and a life should never be measured simply by the punishment meted out to an offender."

Judge Lerve told the court it was "beyond doubt that the offender is deeply remorseful and contrite".

"It was not only the content of what the offender said, but his demeanour at the time," the judge said.

"He was clearly affected by the situation. The offender is most certainly entitled to a finding that he is remorseful."

Judge Lerve also found that Parr was unlikely to reoffend.

"Yet again, a court has the 'unenviable task' of sending a young man of prior good character to a significant term of imprisonment," the judge told the court.

He said he "was left in no doubt, listening to and observing the offender during the sentence hearing that he has certainly learned his lesson".

Judge Lerve also expressed the sympathies of the court to Ms Lloyd's family.

He said a victim impact statement written by Ms Lloyd's mother Tracey was the "most powerful" he had heard.

"The victim impact statement speaks eloquently of the effects of the tragedy on Mrs Lloyd and her family," Judge Lerve said.

"One can only hope that the offender was listening carefully to that poignant statement as it was read to the court.

"Many tears have been shed for the late Ms Lloyd and many more are yet to be shed."

Judge Lerve recommended Parr serve his sentence in a minimum security institution, such as the Mannus Correctional Centre at Tumbarumba.

Parr was also disqualified from driving for two years and to then spend a further three years on the interlock scheme.