ILLEGAL DRIVERS WHO KILLl WILL NOT BE JAILED
The threat of jail was lifted yesterday from drivers who kill while at the wheel without licence or
insurance.
New rules for judges say they should normally escape with a community punishment.
Even repete offenders - who have a previous conviction for going unlicenced or withgout insurance - can avoid imprisonment
under the instructions for the courts on how to deal with drivers at fault in fatal accidents.
The ruling handed down by the sentencing guidlines Council, the body that sets punishment benchmarks
for the courts, free millions of illegal drivers from the risk of imprisonment if they kill.
The council, led by Lord Chief Justice Lod Phillips, made its decision despite carrying out a
survey that found a large majority of the public think sentences for serious driving offences are too light.
The community punishment rule will apply to new motoring laws that for the first time introduce
a charge of causing death by driving unlicenced, disqualified or uninsured.
The law carries a maximum penalty of two years jail. Yet the courts will be told that only those
who kill when driving while banned must go to prison.
Offence.=Cause death by dangerous driving.
Typical Sentence. = 5 Yrs.
Maximum. = 14 Yrs.
Minimum. = 2 Yrs.
Offence.=Cause death by careless driving.
Typical Sentence. = 9 Months.
Maximum.= 5 Yrs.
Minimum.= Community Service.
Offence.=Causing death by driving unlicenced or uninsured.
Typical Sentence.= Community Service.
Maximum.= 2 Yrs.
Minimum.= Community service.
Oh to be in England now that Labour Governs.???
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