MAYS LANDING--It was sentencing day for the man who crashed into a Ventnor postal worker, leaving her with horrific injuries. The victim says her life will never be the same because of one random act of carelessness.

"Careless actions of an impaired driver has changed her life forever." As her father addressed the man Maureen DePrince says robbed her of everything she held dear, it's something Allen Miller acknowledged he already knows.

"I never meant for this to happen," said Miller. But, both sides of this tragic story realize nothing can change what happened on the day of July 24, 2006, when Miller slammed into the back of the postal service van where letter carrier, DePrince, was standing, pinning her between the two vehicles...leaving here without her legs, her sight, her world.

"Due to the carelessness of this person, I will never be able to see my loved ones again, never feel the sand on my feet as I walk along the beach." Speaking through a victim's advocate, DePrince explained how her life has been forever changed. "All of my hopes and dreams for the future have been shattered due to the random act of carelessness," read Jackie Simonson, with DePrince by her side, "now I must face the future knowing my marriage has failed and I didn't want to become a burden on my family and everyone I love."

"I am so sorry, I am so sorry," said Miller, "I apologize. I wish I could change the situation, but I can't. She didn't deserve it, not at all. If I could put myself in her shoes, I would." Miller admitted he should've never gotten behind the wheel after drinking and not having enough sleep, something the judge called a deadly combination.

"They have to know that it's almost like having a gun in their hand," said Judge Michael Donio, "it could easily go off."

Miller was sentenced to five years in prison, but has been behind bars since the accident. With credit for time served, he could be eligible for parole in less than two years. "A few years in jail and my daughter's life is destroyed. She'll never have some of the things he'll enjoy anytime soon," said Joe Buscher, DePrince's father, "I think that the courts and the laws of this good state of New Jersey and probably across the country, have got to do some more in that regard, to make this a more punishable situation."

Both the judge and the prosecutor agree that this is one of the most horrific drinking and driving cases they've ever handled. It's a reality that DePrince and her family struggle with on a daily basis. "The sadness felt by all of us everyday to see how Maureen struggles to do the simplest things, it's very hard," said her father.