“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
“Keir Starmer QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, has today launched a public consultation on guidance about the most serious driving offences, including death by careless or dangerous driving.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 27th September 2012
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“Fewer prosecutions should be brought against police, fire brigade and ambulance staff who commit driving offences while responding to emergencies, according to draft guidance issued by the Crown Prosecution Service on Thursday.”
The Guardian, 27th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A drunk driver who ploughed into and critically injured a Paralympic champion cyclist who was out training for the 2012 Games has been jailed.”
BBC News, 30th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Five men responsible for a six-month crime spree which culminated in a high-speed police chase were jailed today as a judge branded their getaway driver’s 180mph attempt to evade capture as ‘atrocious’.”
The Independent, 23rd August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A landscape gardener who drove his van into two teenagers who were camping in a field in what was an ‘absolutely terrifying’ attack has been jailed for four years.”
The Independent, 14th August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A judge has urged relatives of elderly drivers to think ‘very, very carefully’ whether they should still be on the road after a 90-year-old retired GP killed another motorist in a head-on collision while on the wrong side of a dual carriageway.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A lorry driver has been jailed for eight months and disqualified for three years after driving the wrong way down the M6 for three miles.”
BBC News, 10th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A judge has launched a strongly-worded attack on the justice system after he was powerless to hand longer sentences to two men who left a young woman crippled in a car crash as they fled from police.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Two drivers have been sent to prison after being convicted of killing a 13-year-old girl during a car chase through Taunton.”
BBC News, 24th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A taxi driver has been jailed for three years for killing a young soldier on home leave from Afghanistan in a crash.”
BBC News, 20th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An Army veteran who crashed a tanker laden with 2,000 litres of fuel into his estranged wife’s home in an attempt to destroy it has been jailed for seven years.”
The Independent, 30th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Nick Freeman, whose knack for getting celebrity clients off driving charges earned him the nickname Mr Loophole, is unapologetic about defending the seemingly indefensible.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A father who caused the death of his five-year-old son by dangerous driving has been jailed for 21 months. Alan Lloyd Paul Evans, 34, of Wrexham, was also banned from driving for five years at Mold Crown Court after previously admitting the offence.”
BBC News, 13th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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