“Dangerous drivers who seriously injure others could spend longer in jail thanks to a new criminal offence, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced today.”
Ministry of Justice, 7th October 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Today the government announces that the penalty for death by dangerous driving will rise from two years in prison to five years. But it is too late for some. Here are the victims let down by the law.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th October 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A school bus driver has been jailed for causing the death of a six-year-old boy by dangerous driving.”
BBC News, 6th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who left a trail of destruction when he drove a stolen JCB through a Nottinghamshire village has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 3rd October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A learner driver who had previously killed a friend in a drunken motorbike crash was jailed for seven years on Friday after admitting causing the death by dangerous driving of his girlfriend while showing off in his sports car.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A woman who drove 23 miles the wrong way along a motorway while twice the drink-drive limit has been jailed for nine months.”
The Guardian, 7th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An Essex man with epilepsy has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for causing the death of a young woman by dangerous driving.”
BBC News, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who ploughed into a crowd of revellers outside a bar in Rochdale has been jailed indefinitely.”
BBC News, 20th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Police will be able to hand out on-the-spot fines for careless driving under a new strategy being launched to to make Britain’s roads safer.”
The Independent, 11th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A teenage driver who ploughed into a woman in Reading moments after receiving a text message has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 11th April 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A registered blind man from Suffolk, who stole a car which was involved in crash which left a woman dead, has been sentenced to 12 years custody.”
BBC News, 31st March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A lorry driver who killed a workman has been jailed for causing death by dangerous driving.”
BBC News, 23rd March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Motorists who are marginally over the limit are to lose the right to demand a blood test under the biggest changes to drink-drive law in over 40 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The UK Border Agency will appeal against a tribunal ruling preventing the deportation of a failed asylum seeker who killed a 12-year-old girl in a hit-and-run driving incident, Immigration Minister Damian Green said today.”
The Independent, 17th December 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man who caused the death of a doorman who died six years after being hit by a car has been spared a second jail term.”
BBC News, 16th December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A failed asylum-seeker who left a 12-year-old girl dying under the wheels of his car while banned from driving will be allowed to remain in the UK, judges ruled today.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th December 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A police officer has been cleared of causing the death by dangerous driving of a mother-of-three in Kent.”
BBC News, 14th December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A lorry driver who crushed a cyclist while chatting on his mobile phone with ‘the most godawful hangover’ was today jailed for seven years and disqualified from driving for life.”
The Guardian, 18th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A teenage driver who killed three friends when he crashed into a lamp post has been jailed for three-and-a-half years at St Albans Crown Court.”
BBC News, 5th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A driver who lost control of his speeding car and killed a 17-year-old pedestrian has had his jail term cut by three years by the Appeal Court.”
BBC News, 28th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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