Category: dangerous driving

Delaney v Secretary of State for Transport – WLR Daily

Posted June 13th, 2014 in compensation, dangerous driving, drug offences, EC law, joint enterprise, law reports, news, personal injuries, uninsured drivers by sally

Delaney v Secretary of State for Transport [2014] EWHC 1785 (QB); [2014] WLR (D) 253

‘Clause 6(1)(e)(iii) of the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (Compensation of Victims of Uninsured Drivers) Agreement 1999, made between the Motor Insurers’ Bureau and the Secretary of State for Transport and which provided an exclusion from liability for compensation for the Motor Insurers’ Bureau, was incompatible with Council Directive 72/166/EEC, Second Council Directive 84/5/EEC and Third Council Directive 90/232/EEC.’

WLR Daily, 3rd June 2014

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Driver escapes prosecution over cyclist’s death due to ‘wrong speed limit’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 5th, 2014 in dangerous driving, homicide, inquests, news, prosecutions by sally

‘A driver who killed a woman while speeding at 49mph in a 30mph zone will not be prosecuted after the wrong speed limit sign was used.’

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Daily Telegraph, 4th June 2014

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Drug dealer wins car crash compensation battle – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 4th, 2014 in compensation, dangerous driving, drug offences, EC law, joint enterprise, news, personal injuries, uninsured drivers by sally

‘High Court rules British laws on uninsured drivers are ‘in plain breach’ of European Union directives.’

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd June 2014

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Marlon King jailed for 18 months for dangerous driving – BBC News

Posted May 16th, 2014 in dangerous driving, news, sentencing by sally

‘An ex-Premier League footballer who caused a pile-up while eating ice cream at the wheel has been jailed for 18 months for dangerous driving.’

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BBC News, 15th May 2014

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‘Short-sighted’ driver jailed over death of woman, 93 – BBC News

Posted April 29th, 2014 in dangerous driving, disabled persons, disqualification, driving licences, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

‘A short-sighted motorist has been jailed for killing a pedestrian after driving at 15mph (24km/h) wearing his wrong glasses.’

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BBC News, 28th April 2014

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Roller skater handed prison sentence for being towed down road at 70mph – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 14th, 2014 in aiding and abetting, assault, dangerous driving, news, sentencing, suspended sentences, video recordings by sally

‘A man is handed a prison sentence for aiding and abetting dangerous driving after police discovered a video of him being towed along a road at 70mph on roller skates.’

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Daily Telegraph, 11th April 2014

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Samuel Etherington jailed for killing Gosport teenagers – BBC News

Posted February 28th, 2014 in dangerous driving, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

‘A “boy racer” has been jailed for nine years after admitting causing the deaths of two girls whom he hit with his car.’

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BBC News, 27th February 2014

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BNP activist Adam Walker loses Michael Gove teaching ban challenge – BBC News

Posted February 17th, 2014 in dangerous driving, disciplinary procedures, news, political parties, sentencing, teachers by sally

‘A British National Party (BNP) activist who was given a lifetime teaching ban has lost his legal challenge against Education Secretary Michael Gove.’

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BBC News, 14th February 2014

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BNP activist Adam Walker challenges lifetime teaching ban – BBC News

Posted January 13th, 2014 in Administrative Court, dangerous driving, disciplinary procedures, news, proportionality, teachers, threatening behaviour by tracey

‘A British National Party (BNP) activist has taken Education Secretary Michael Gove’s office to court in a bid to overturn a lifetime teaching ban.’

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BBC New, 10th January 2014

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Driver using no hands at 60mph banned for one year – The Guardian

Posted January 7th, 2014 in community service, dangerous driving, disqualification, driving licences, fines, news by sally

‘A man has been banned from driving after he was videoed by police driving with his hands behind his head at 60mph.’

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The Guardian, 6th January 2013

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Security guard jailed after falling asleep and crashing bus full of colleagues – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 6th, 2014 in accidents, dangerous driving, licensing, news, sentencing by sally

‘Mark Nicholson was driving 15 people down to work as security officers at an Olympic sailing event when he dozed off while driving on the busy M40 motorway.’

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd January 2014

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Tenerife killer’s Glan Clwyd Hospital care faces inquiry – BBC News

Posted November 25th, 2013 in dangerous driving, hospitals, inquiries, mental health, news by tracey

‘An inquiry is to be held into how a man with paranoid schizophrenia was released from a Denbighshire hospital only to murder a woman in Tenerife.’

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BBC News, 25th November 2013

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Dog attack laws and statistics – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 6th, 2013 in dangerous driving, dogs, imprisonment, medical treatment, news, prosecutions, statistics by sally

“The number of people admitted to hospital due to dog bites has risen in the last five years prompting calls for changes in the law.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2013

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Man who used car as revenge weapon jailed for 20 years – The Guardian

Posted October 31st, 2013 in attempted murder, attempts, dangerous driving, disqualification, murder, news, sentencing by michael

“A disqualified driver who left a father of three unable to walk or talk after using his car as a weapon in a revenge attack has been jailed for 20 years.”

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The Guardian, 31st October 2013

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Owners of killer dogs face 14 years in jail – The Guardian

Posted October 30th, 2013 in bills, dangerous driving, dogs, homicide, imprisonment, news by sally

“Owners of dogs involved in a fatal attack face up to 14 years in prison under government plans published on Tuesday. The proposals, announced by the environment secretary, Owen Paterson, would also introduce a maximum jail term of five years for owners if a person is injured by their dog.”

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The Guardian, 29th October 2013

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Driver convicted over revenge hit-and-run of group of friends – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 3rd, 2013 in attempted murder, attempts, closed circuit television, dangerous driving, murder, news by sally

“A 21-year-old driver caught on CCTV ploughing into a group of friends as they crossed the street has been convicted of four counts of attempted murder.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd October 2013

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Children sue drunk driver who killed their parents in Dorset’s millionaires row – The Independent

Posted September 20th, 2013 in alcohol abuse, dangerous driving, families, grievous bodily harm, homicide, news by sally

“The drunk driver who killed a wealthy London couple is being sued for hundreds of thousands of pounds by their children.”

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The Independent, 19th September 2013

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Mother jailed after knocking down cyclist as she fiddled with sat nav – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 3rd, 2013 in bicycles, dangerous driving, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“A mother-of-two who knocked down and killed a cyclist because she was distracted by her sat nav has been jailed.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd September 2013

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M62 crash deaths caused by lorry driver as he read text – BBC News

Posted August 29th, 2013 in dangerous driving, homicide, news, road traffic offences, sentencing, telecommunications by sally

“A man who killed a couple when his lorry toppled on to their car as he read a text message has been jailed.”

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BBC News, 29th August 2013

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Ian Wyn Edwards jailed over A494 death of Lona Wyn Jones – BBC News

Posted August 27th, 2013 in dangerous driving, homicide, news, sentencing by tracey

“A man who was accused of racing another driver when he lost control, killing a woman in the back of his car, has been jailed for almost four years.”

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BBC News, 24th August 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk