Mr. Porter is acquitted on one count
of careless driving under the TSA and one count of «failure to stop at an accident» under the Criminal Code, RSC 1985, c C - 46.
Not exact matches
Thousands
of motorists look set to lose their licence
under new plans which will see the police given the power to issue on - the - spot fines and penalty points for
careless driving.
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.
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.
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.
Where a driver violates the distracted
driving law and endangers the lives
of others as a result, that driver may also be charged with
careless driving under Section 130
of the
Careless driving is also sometimes referred to as «reckless
driving» and is an offence
under Section 130
of Ontario's Highway Traffic Act («HTA»).
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.
Careless Driving Causing Bodily Harm or Death) The charge
of Careless Driving in Ontario is already a well - established offence
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Many
of the other offences are already covered
under careless driving.
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.).