Drug driver jailed after fatal Vic crash

A drug driver who crashed into a van and killed the driver after he veered onto the wrong side of the road has been jailed in Victoria.

David Allen, 31, was sentenced in the Victorian County Court on Monday to two years and nine months in jail after pleading guilty to one charge of dangerous driving causing death.

"Whatever the cause of your lack of attention, you had crossed onto the other side of the road by 2.1 metres and there was no attempt by you to brake or swerve prior to the collision," Judge Trevor Wraight said.

Allen was driving along Break Oday Road at Glenburn in July 2016 when he veered onto the wrong side of the road and crashed head-on with the van.

The van driver, Stephen Aldridge, was trapped in the cabin and died at the scene.

His partner Kerry Bayliss said in a victim impact statement the loss had an enormous impact on her and her family.

Her daughter Amber had been left with feeling "anger, guilt, grief, despair and absolute confusion" at the loss of Mr Aldridge.

The judge addressed the victim's family directly during his sentencing remarks.

"There is nothing this court can say or do that will bring back Mr Aldridge or heal his family's significant grief and pain," Judge Wraight said.

"The sentence I must impose can in no way be a measure of the worth of Mr Aldridge's life," he said.

Allen had methylamphetamine and amphetamine in his system, which was discovered when a blood sample was taken in hospital after the crash.

However, Allen addressed his underlying drug issues and was a good prospect for rehabilitation, the judge said.

"It is clear that you have demonstrated genuine and sustained remorse in relation to this accident," Judge Wraight said.

Allen will be eligible for parole after serving 18 months and his licence was disqualified for 18 months.