Appeal against Conviction and/or Sentence
Causing Death Whilst Unlicensed
Causing Death By Avoidable Distraction
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Inconsiderate Driving
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Causing Death By Avoidable Distraction.
As from the 18th August 2008 new legislation gives the Courts the power to sentence drivers to up to 5 years imprisonment if they cause a death due to an avoidable distraction.
The provisions are contained in the Road Safety Act 2006 and they replace the old law which restricted the punishment for causing death by careless driving to a £5,000 fine and penalty points.
Avoidable distractions which the Courts can consider when sentencing motorists who have caused death include:
- Mobile phone usage
- Drink in hand and eating
- Applying make-up
- Anything else which takes the driver’s attention away from the road and which the Court judges to have been an avoidable distraction
