Roydon death crash drink-driver Amanda Brierley jailed – BBC News
“A driver who caused a fatal crash, two minutes after leaving a pub in Norfolk, has been jailed for eight years.”
BBC News, 16th December 2011
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“A driver who caused a fatal crash, two minutes after leaving a pub in Norfolk, has been jailed for eight years.”
BBC News, 16th December 2011
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“Julie Townsend is deputy chief executive of Brake, a charity that campaigns for safer roads and justice for people bereaved and seriously injured in road crashes.”
Ministry of Justice, 21st November 2011
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“A driver with a history of epilepsy caused the death of a woman by playing ‘Russian roulette’ with his condition, police have said.”
BBC News, 18th November 2011
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“A motorcyclist who filmed himself speeding at 150mph and put the footage on the internet has been sentenced to 51 weeks jail, suspended for two years.”
BBC News, 3rd November 2011
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“A woman who drove her car into her husband in Suffolk, killing him, has been given a suspended jail sentence.”
BBC News, 27th October 2011
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“Dangerous drivers who seriously injure others could spend longer in jail thanks to a new criminal offence, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced today.”
Ministry of Justice, 7th October 2011
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“Today the government announces that the penalty for death by dangerous driving will rise from two years in prison to five years. But it is too late for some. Here are the victims let down by the law.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th October 2011
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“A school bus driver has been jailed for causing the death of a six-year-old boy by dangerous driving.”
BBC News, 6th October 2011
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“A man who left a trail of destruction when he drove a stolen JCB through a Nottinghamshire village has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 3rd October 2011
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“A learner driver who had previously killed a friend in a drunken motorbike crash was jailed for seven years on Friday after admitting causing the death by dangerous driving of his girlfriend while showing off in his sports car.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2011
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“A woman who drove 23 miles the wrong way along a motorway while twice the drink-drive limit has been jailed for nine months.”
The Guardian, 7th September 2011
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“An Essex man with epilepsy has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for causing the death of a young woman by dangerous driving.”
BBC News, 23rd June 2011
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“A man who ploughed into a crowd of revellers outside a bar in Rochdale has been jailed indefinitely.”
BBC News, 20th May 2011
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“Police will be able to hand out on-the-spot fines for careless driving under a new strategy being launched to to make Britain’s roads safer.”
The Independent, 11th May 2011
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“A teenage driver who ploughed into a woman in Reading moments after receiving a text message has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 11th April 2011
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“A registered blind man from Suffolk, who stole a car which was involved in crash which left a woman dead, has been sentenced to 12 years custody.”
BBC News, 31st March 2011
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“A lorry driver who killed a workman has been jailed for causing death by dangerous driving.”
BBC News, 23rd March 2011
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“Motorists who are marginally over the limit are to lose the right to demand a blood test under the biggest changes to drink-drive law in over 40 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st March 2011
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“The UK Border Agency will appeal against a tribunal ruling preventing the deportation of a failed asylum seeker who killed a 12-year-old girl in a hit-and-run driving incident, Immigration Minister Damian Green said today.”
The Independent, 17th December 2010
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“A man who caused the death of a doorman who died six years after being hit by a car has been spared a second jail term.”
BBC News, 16th December 2010
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