Sentences with phrase «by careless driving»

Many accidents are caused by careless driving, speeding and driver distractions and are therefore preventable.

Most states require motorists to carry insurance that pays the physical damages or personal injuries caused by careless driving.

But the judge then criticises the creation of the new offence of causing death by careless driving, setting out the view that the criminal law should not extend to penalise negligence.

The new offence of causing death by careless driving, and its more serious penalty, reflects an established approach in the law.

Representing a lorry driver employed by a large haulage company charged with causing death by careless driving.

The total number of accidents in Florida increased by 11 percent from 2013 to 2016, and crashes caused by careless driving rose by as much as four times that amount (even after accounting for the increased number of cars on the road.)

Examples of such conduct involve negligence by careless driving or medical misdiagnosis and malpractices; and intentional deeds such Read More >

The organisation also believes that cyclists and pedestrians are regularly being failed by the existing laws on careless and dangerous driving, with only 27 % of drivers convicted of death by careless driving sent to prison, for sentences on average of only 14 months.

R v N (2012)- Successfully defended client accused of causing death by careless driving whilst driving a lorry.

The Sentencing Guidelines Council has released its definitive guidelines to tackle four offences: causing death by dangerous driving; causing death by careless driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs; causing death by careless driving; causing death by driving unlicensed, disqualified or uninsured drivers.

A man has been jailed for 20 months for causing the death of the teenage son of a Priest by careless driving.

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Let a person kill himself or kill someone else by careless — not to say drunken — driving, and a kind of residual Calvinism will prompt some to say that «his time had come» and «God willed it so.»

Causing death by dangerous driving carries a penalty of one to 14 years in prison, causing death by careless, or inconsiderate, driving carries a penalty of up to five years in prison.

In fact in the vast majority of cases it is cyclists who are the victims on our roads, being killed or injured by motorists who fail to spot them and the penalties for dangerous or careless driving for motorists are, quite rightly, very strict.

I think we should give justice to the small number of pedestrians killed each year by dangerous cycling by applying the same or similar penalties to that of causing death by dangerous driving and causing death by careless, or inconsiderate, driving.

In the UK, there are various criminal offences you can commit in this situation, depending on how unlucky you are, including driving without due care and attention, dangerous driving, and causing death by careless or dangerous driving.

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But we've seen it, and know it can be done by experienced hybrid car drivers, which thus means we've seen «50» in a different way — that's the span of low to high mpg the Accord Hybrid can make between low 30s to low 80s between careless and ultra careful driving styles.

That's not to say that the stock market has not been substantially driven by Fed policy, but rather to warn against careless statistical reasoning more generally.

Bully breed owners must be responsible owners in order to help overcome the public's negative views of the breed brought about by the irresponsible and careless owners, as well as the hype driven media.

The boy was arrested and charged with «manslaughter by negligence», «causing death by careless conduct», «drove without due care and attention», and «drove motor vehicle without a valid driver's license».

The sentencing guidelines council has issued the following definitive guideline: causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving carries a maximum penalty of five years; causing death by driving, unlicensed, disqualified or uninsured drivers carries a maximum of two years (see tables above for more details).

The headline points are: ● prolonged, persistent and deliberate bad driving and consumption of drink and drugs puts offenders in the most serious category with jail sentences of at least seven years; ● a combination of these features of dangerous driving accompanied by aggregating factors, such as a bad driving record, attracts sentences towards 14 years; ● careless driving under the influence of drink or drugs provides for a longer sentence, as the degree of intoxication increases; ● regarding mobile phones — an offender distracted by a handheld mobile phone when the offence was committed will be treated as particularly serious; ● reading or composing texts over a period of time at the wheel is also likely to result in a higher level of seriousness and offenders should serve up to seven years in prison.

For very serious cases, such as causing death by careless or dangerous driving, you need to be aware of your rights and responsibilities, and ensure you avoid saying or doing anything that might harm your case.

«Whether someone is prosecuted for careless or dangerous driving is often something of a lottery, as are the resulting sentences, leaving thousands of victims and their relatives feeling massively let down by the justice system's failure to reflect the seriousness of bad driving,» he said.

In addition, having an at - fault accident on your record will increase your insurance premiums by 50 per cent, and a history of careless driving is likely to drive those premiums even higher.

DUI: In 2010, Mr. Jurdem was able to achieve a «nonalcohol» resolution of charges of driving under the influence and reckless driving pending against a 19 - year - old man arising from a rollover crash by a plea of guilty to a four - point careless driving charge.

Or, a driver prosecuted for careless driving (which carries 3 - 9 points), would have to have hit a person, or caused a collision for example by turning across the path of an oncoming car to expect to receive 6 points.

Although offences such as speeding or impaired driving can be measured objectively by devices (radar and breathalyzer, respectively), a careless driving charge is at the discretion of a police officer.

When a person acts out of negligence by driving drunk, texting and driving or just being careless on the road, you should not have to deal with the aftermath on your own.

If it isn't you should almost never plead guilty to Careless Driving, nor should you necessarily plead guilty to a lesser charge if it is offered by the prosecutor.

I also handle road traffic cases, representing drivers facing prosecution for all types of offence, from speeding right up to causing death by careless or dangerous driving.

According to the Globe and Mail, the new penalties would include license suspensions for distracted driving and a new charge of careless driving causing death or bodily harm punishable by heavy fines, jail, and license suspensions.

As a result of difficulties proving the case and violations of the accused's rights advanced by the defence, the case resolved on a plea to careless driving under the Highway Traffic Act, which allowed the accused to keep his driver's licence and avoid a criminal record.

As to Firth's view that negligence should be dealt with by the civil law only, and that it is anomalous that careless driving should be a criminal offence, imagine the following situation: people with guns were negligently firing them in what were consistently referred to as accidents, and roughly 10 people a day were being killed as a result.

They associate too much speeding with someone who enjoys living life a little on the wild / careless side and because speeding can cause accidents which can cause death, life insurance underwriters are going to penalize you by means of higher premiums if your driving record is mediocre at best.

To help keep rates affordable for all Farmers customers, we must occasionally cancel a policy if a policyholder becomes a high risk - for example, by filing multiple claims within a brief time period, causing an accident while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or taking unnecessary risks (careless use of flammable liquids, reckless driving, etc.).

Most vehicular accidents are caused by speeding, careless driving or driver distractions and are therefore preventable.

Another 1,620 of the tickets were for careless driving and 1,776 were given out by the red light cameras.

This included 161K drivers caught running red lights by a traffic camera, 89K drivers caught speeding and 54K drivers ticketed for careless driving.

Another 5,656 were for careless driving and 5,490 were also handed out by the red light cameras.

The study is based on fatal crash statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which looked at the number of deaths per 100 million vehicle miles or caused by DUI, speeding, careless driving, or other causes.

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The technology, a ruggedized pad that sits in a parking space and can withstand being driven over by the careless, begins charging as soon as a compatible car is positioned on top, with Toyota's video demo — which you can see after the cut — showing a self - parking Prius automatically maneuvering itself into place.

The technology, a ruggedized pad that sits in a parking space and can withstand being driven over by the careless, begins charging as soon as a compatible car is positioned on top, with Toyota's video demo - which you can see after the cut - showing a self - parking Prius automatically maneuvering itself into place.