Gurpreet Singh, 37, now faces a nervous few nights as he waits to learn later this week whether he will be locked up over the incident.

The Jerrabomberra resident appeared in the Queanbeyan District Court on Monday afternoon for a sentence hearing, having previously pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm.

Judge Tanya Bright will also take into account a charge of causing bodily harm by misconduct in charge of a motor vehicle when she imposes a sentence.

Agreed facts show Singh was seen driving erratically in quiet cul-de-sacs not far from his home on September 7 last year.

He was behind the wheel of a Toyota Prado for at least 23 minutes before the first of multiple collisions.

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This happened in Stella Place, where he mounted the kerb and "destroyed a brick mailbox" in a crash that is described as having resulted in bricks and concrete "spraying the roadway and neighbouring yards".

Singh then crossed to the other side of that road and smashed into a metal light pole before reversing into a small tree.

He made his way from there to Franklin Court, where his vehicle came to a stop facing the home of two men who were standing near their front door.

Witness accounts describe Singh's vehicle "accelerating harshly" up the driveway towards these men, who were aged 35 and 73 at the time.

"When the offender was about 10 to 12 metres away from the victims, he looked in their directions and extended both middle fingers at them," the agreed facts state.

The Toyota ended up hitting both men before "colliding heavily" with the front of their home.

The younger of the pair had his left thigh pinned against the garage, according to the agreed facts, causing "a large laceration" and bruising. He required two bouts of surgery.

The older man had to be freed by emergency services after being trapped against the house by the vehicle. He complained of pain in his right shoulder and, while he was injured, he does not seem to have suffered long-term damage.

Singh, who was arrested at the scene, told police he had drunk 10 whiskies before driving.

He returned an initial breath test result of 0.272, which is more than five times the legal limit. A subsequent blood analysis revealed a reading of not less than 0.192, which is nearly four times the limit.

Singh's barrister, Stephen Stanton, conceded in court on Monday that a jail sentence was warranted.

But he asked Judge Bright to consider imposing a lengthy intensive correction order, which would allow the term of imprisonment to be served in the community.

Mr Stanton said there was "no doubt ... this is very serious behaviour on the part of the accused", adding that the 37-year-old's driving had "menacing features".

Prosecutor Grant Gaynor argued a term of full-time imprisonment was appropriate, telling the court Singh's moral culpability was high and saying the offending involved "an abandonment of responsibility".

Judge Bright indicated she would hand down a sentence on Thursday afternoon.

The court heard Singh had previously been convicted of a mid-range drink-driving offence, and that his licence had been suspended since the September 2020 incident.

Judge Bright was also told the man, who will remain on bail ahead of Thursday, had never served time in prison.

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