OAP fined £1,000 for road deaths – BBC News
“An 81-year-old motorist who admitted killing two elderly women by knocking them down as they crossed the road near their home has been fined £1,000.”
BBC News, 18th December 2008
Source: www.bbc,co.uk
Category: dangerous driving
Man jailed for car crash deaths – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for three years for killing a couple in a car crash.”
BBC News, 18th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Father guilty over children’s crash deaths – The Guardian
“A father was yesterday convicted of causing the deaths of four of his children when the Land Rover he had ‘incompetently’ modified plunged into a river.”
The Guardian, 18th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jail for sex act death crash driver – The Independent
“A drunk driver who killed a father and son was pleasuring himself at the wheel moments before the fatal crash, a court heard today.”
The Independent, 8th December 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Speeding detective escapes driving ban – Daily Telegraph
“A detective has escaped a driving ban after he was caught travelling at 101mph.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Labour peer Lord Ahmed admits sending texts before fatal crash – The Times
“A Labour peer involved in a fatal car crash has admitted dangerous driving after sending a long text message while doing 60mph on a motorway.”
The Times, 2nd December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Coach driver jailed over Heathrow death crash – The Guardian
“A coach driver who caused a crash near Heathrow which killed three people and injured more than 60 others was jailed yesterday for five years.”
The Guardian, 27th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Nine years for 111mph driver who killed couple – The Independent
“A businesswoman who killed a young couple by driving a Jaguar into them at 111mph was jailed for nine years today.”
The Independent, 21st November 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Tougher rules on prosecuting death drivers after killers escape jail – Daily Telegraph
“Prosecutors have been told to take a tougher line on dangerous driving after a review showed that motorists who killed have escaped jail.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judge cries in court as he passes sentence over death of young father – Daily Telegraph
“A judge was overcome with emotion in court as he passed sentence on a lorry driver who killed a young father with a dangerous U-turn.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Millionaire’s son who left baby brain damaged released from jail early – Daily Telegraph
“A millionaire’s son whose dangerous driving left a baby paralysed and severely brain damaged has been released from prison after serving only six months.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Trucker cleared over fatal crash – BBC News
“A lorry driver has been cleared of death by dangerous driving after a crash which killed a 10-year-old girl.”
BBC News, 29th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hit-and-run driver is sentenced – BBC News
“A man who killed a woman in a hit-and-run almost three years ago has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 29th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed over fireman’s death – BBC News
“A driver who killed a firefighter as he fought a car fire on a motorway hard shoulder has been jailed for two years.”
BBC News, 21st October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Biker Sandor Ferenci, who posted footage of offences on YouTube, jailed – The Times
“A motorcyclist who posted footage of himself on YouTube performing ‘lunatic and grossly irresponsible manoeuvres’ at up to 130mph was today jailed today.”
The Times, 20th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Jail for woman ‘seduced’ by speed – BBC News
“A woman who boasted about driving at 150mph (241 km/h) prior to killing her partner in a car crash has been jailed.”
BBC News, 17th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former goalkeeper Luke McCormick given seven years for fatal car crash – The Guardian
“A former Championship goalkeeper was today jailed for seven years and four months after admitting killing two young brothers while driving dangerously at twice the legal alcohol limit.”
The Guardian, 6th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Driver jailed for killing couple – BBC News
“A lorry driver killed a couple in a car after losing control of his vehicle.”
BBC News, 15th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Boy, 16, jailed over crash death – BBC News
“A 16-year-old boy has been jailed for five years for killing a teenage passenger in a car crash during a police pursuit in Brighton.”
BBC News, 8th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Uninsured drivers get lower fines but are killing more people – The Times
“The number of deaths caused by uninsured drivers has risen by nearly a third in six years while offenders have been facing softer penalties.”
The Times, 15th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
