‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) approach to fines has been branded unfair and “schizophrenic” in the wake of hefty penalties handed out to solicitors convicted of drink-driving.’
Legal Futures, 25th March 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A boat skipper has been jailed after a man was killed when the vessel he was steering crashed into a buoy at high-speed.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 21st November 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A drink-driver who killed a married couple in a hit-and-run has been jailed for more than 11 years.’
BBC news, 24th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A train driver who “recklessly” went through a red light while intoxicated has been given an 18-month community order.’
BBC News, 25th May 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A drug-driver who killed a pregnant woman and her father when he mowed them down after mounting a pavement has been jailed.’
BBC News, 8th December 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been banned from driving after admitting riding an e-scooter while over the legal alcohol limit.’
BBC News, 10th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An off-duty paramedic who drank 10 pints before crashing into and killing a cyclist has been jailed.’
BBC News, 20th July 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A mother who killed two of her children when she crashed into a lorry while drink-driving has been jailed for more than four years.’
BBC News, 25th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A judge told TV personality Katie Price she was lucky to avoid prison at her sentencing for a drink-driving crash.’
BBC News, 15th December 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A driver has been jailed after causing the death of a university student in a hit-and-run last year.’
BBC News, 13th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A persistent drink-driver has been jailed for killing a father and his two children in a crash while they were out for a Father’s Day walk.’
BBC News, 19th April 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Five students have been banned from the roads after being caught riding e-scooters while over the drink-drive limit.
The men, aged between 19 and 22, were all stopped by police while misusing the hire vehicles in Newcastle. Their actions have resulted in the city’s scooters – which were only launched in February – being shut down over night to prevent similar incidents.’
The Independent, 28th March 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Police forces are having to ration forensic toxicology work, especially samples from suspected drug drivers, because there is not enough capacity in the system to handle the volume of work, the outgoing forensic science regulator has said.’
The Guardian, 16th February 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman is thought to be the first person in the UK to be found guilty of drink-driving while using an e-scooter.’
BBC News, 18th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who repeatedly drove over his stepmother in a drunken rage at a wedding has been jailed for six years.’
BBC News, 11th June 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A solicitor who became an alcoholic after taking part in the drinking culture of a former firm has been fined by a tribunal after two drink-driving convictions.’
Legal Futures, 17th April 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A PC who started a relationship with a woman he arrested despite being warned not to by his bosses, has been jailed.’
BBC News, 3rd February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A van driver who admitted he felt “a little drunk” before getting behind the wheel and killing up-and-coming rapper Cadet in a head-on collision with a taxi has been jailed for almost five years.’
The Independent. 9th January 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A driver who killed a mother while she slept after drunkenly crashing into tents at a Snowdonia campsite has been jailed.’
The Independent, 22nd October 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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