“A disqualified driver fleeing police was jailed for 10 years and six months on Wednesday for killing a couple he mowed down in a car as they rode their tandem bike.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Dangerous drivers who kill a loved one could for the first time avoid prosecution because of their emotional trauma, the country’s top prosecutor said today.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A motorcyclist who was caught speeding at 122mph and who boasted on an internet
forum about lying to police has been jailed for eight months.”
BBC News, 8th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Fines for motorists caught texting behind the wheel are to double after the
Government announced a crackdown on dangerous driving.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Regina v Morris (Daryl): [2013] WLR (D) 140
“Where a defendant raised the defence of using reasonable force in the prevention of crime, under section 3(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1967, it would be necessary for the jury to focus first on what the defendant honestly believed were the facts before using their conclusions as to that belief to go on to decide whether the defendant had reasonable grounds for suspecting an offence was being committed and whether the force he used to prevent that crime had been reasonable.”
WLR Daily, 16th April 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“A Bristol motorist caught driving erratically was ‘high on drum and bass’ a court has heard.”
The Independent, 5th April 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man who drove ‘like a maniac’ the wrong way down a dual carriageway with no
lights on at night to escape police has been given a year’s youth custody.”
BBC news, 7th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Arsonists who torched a Grade II-listed mansion in Somerset have been jailed.”
BBC News, 28th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A driver who crashed into a car, killing a 13-year-old, while being pursued by police in London has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 19th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Three men who deliberately caused a car crash that led to another collision in which a woman died have been jailed.”
BBC News, 15th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Short-sighted motorists involved in accidents or caught driving dangerously will
have their licences revoked within hours to prevent their posing a risk to other
road users.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A widow whose husband was killed as he walked home from his local pub is to campaign for a change in the law after a banned driver dubbed ‘an absolute menace on the roads’ was jailed for only 18 months today for causing his death.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A driver opens his car door. There’s a collision with a cyclist. Is this a criminal act?”
BBC News, 15th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“From 3 December 2012 new offences of aggravated knife possession come into force. Anyone who uses a knife or offensive weapon to threaten and endanger others will face a mandatory custodial sentence, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said today.”
Ministry of Justice, 2nd December 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“An elderly man who lied about his failing eyesight has been jailed after he killed a pedestrian.”
BBC News, 23rd November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The widow of a policeman killed while helping a stranded motorist on a motorway hard shoulder today told of her ‘agonising’ grief after a lorry driver was jailed for his death.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A drink-driver who killed a woman when he drove the wrong way along a motorway has been jailed for eight years.”
BBC News, 13th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A biker who reached speeds of 144mph (232km/h) on an A-road in North Yorkshire has been banned from riding for six months.”
BBC News, 8th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A judge has ruled a car head on smash caused when a woman’s Ugg boots became trapped under the brake pedal, was ‘entirely foreseeable.’”
Daily Telegraph, 12th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A speeding police officer who caused ‘catastrophic’ injuries to a singer-songwriter while responding to an emergency call in his van has been given a suspended eight-month jail sentence.”
The Guardian, 9th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
