If they do not draw diagrams, interview witnesses, or do all the other things that constitute an investigation, there is often not enough evidence to prove
the case of careless driving.
In
the case of a careless driving charge, this could be reflected in your premiums for at least three years if not longer.
Not exact matches
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.
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.
Mr. Leunig tried the
case and his client was acquitted
of the DWI charge, convicted on the
careless driving charge, and got a petty misdemeanor disposition.
Mr Page has experience
of complex
driving cases representing Defendants charged with Drink Driving / in charge, careless and dangerous driving, speeding and other motoring of
driving cases representing Defendants charged with Drink
Driving / in charge, careless and dangerous driving, speeding and other motoring of
Driving / in charge,
careless and dangerous
driving, speeding and other motoring of
driving, speeding and other motoring offences.
28 Globocki also stands for the principle that «where an accident has occurred, the fact that serious injury or death has resulted is not, except in unusual
cases, relevant to an assessment
of whether there has been a departure from the standard
of care which would justify a finding
of careless driving.
Forstner Law can look at your
case and give you a good sense
of whether the charge
of Careless Driving is a good fit for what actually happened.
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.
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.
I quoted with fairly obvious approval the Court
of Appeal in AG Ref 24
of 1994 saying «[t] his court is concerned primarily with the criminality...»; and R v Stokes [1997] EWCA Crim 1885, where the Court
of Appeal said the judge was «entirely justified in taking into account the consequences
of the bad
driving», while making the point that was a
case of dangerous, not
careless,
driving.
These days the quantity
of accidents is growing as a result
of careless driving and most
of the time teenagers are involved in such
cases.
The money you invest now in trying to get your
case reduced, withheld from your record or dismissed will pale in comparison with the cost
of being convicted
of reckless
driving or
careless driving.