News - Careless Driving

Jake Steel, 30, of Charlesworth Street, Crewe, has been fined £500 in relation to an incident in July 2023. Steel had been driving a Vauxhall Corsa on Eardswick Lane in Minshull Vernon, when he lost control of the vehicle and Read more...

A 32-year-old driver has been jailed after pleading guilty to causing death by careless driving. On October 6, 2024, Victor Rotundu lost control of his vehicle while driving on the M32, veering off the road and crashing into a tree, Read more...

A 25-year-old man from Leeds has been sentenced to 12 months in prison after pleading guilty to causing death by careless driving. On August 1, 2021, special needs teacher Linda Stockdale, 65, was travelling home to Tunstall after babysitting her Read more...

Although considered lesser offences than dangerous driving, a conviction for careless driving (driving without due care and attention) or inconsiderate driving can have a serious impact on your life. It is important to be clear about what the law means Read more...

In the UK, death by dangerous driving and death by careless driving are two types of motoring offences. Sadly, these driving charges involve an individual or individuals losing their life when an incident occurs on the road. Two of the Read more...

Many acts behind the wheel can be classed under the offence known as careless driving. Although there are instances of driving without due care and attention cases that involve intentional actions, many occur accidentally with drivers unaware they have committed Read more...

Police in the Kirklees area are showing ongoing willingness to implement actions in line with Operation Trimburg, an initiative aimed at making the region’s roads safer for all users. The joint strategy established by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Vision Read more...

Brothers Abubakr Ben Yusaf and Umar Ben Yusaf are currently on trial at Mold Crown Court, accused of causing the death of a young father from Powys. On November 16, 2024, the brothers were driving separate cars on the A483 Read more...

Javonnie Tavener, 23, was remanded in custody at Birmingham Crown Court on 30 July after pleading guilty to causing death by careless driving. Tavener also admitted causing death while driving without insurance, and two counts of causing serious injury by Read more...

A 79-year-old, Jane Jones, was fined £1230 in South Cumbria Magistrate’s Court for causing serious injury by careless driving. She had pleaded guilty to the charge at a hearing on June 4, 2025. Jones, of King’s Drive, Dalton, had caused Read more...

On March 4th 2023, Doreen Raynor was using her mobility scooter in Huntingdon Street, Nottingham city centre, when she was hit by an Audi driven by 31-year-old Rayner Middleton. Raynor, aged 89, died after being rushed into hospital following the Read more...

A 30-year-old woman from Stockton-on-Tees has been charged with causing serious injury by careless driving after causing serious injuries to another woman. 30-year-old Charlotte Woods appeared at Teesside Magistrates Court on April 6, 2025. It is alleged that on May Read more...