News - Careless Driving

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...

The family of a child killed by a reckless driver have described their son’s killer’s sentence as “pathetic”. Ronan Wilson, 9, was killed while on holiday with his family in Donegal in 2023. The family, from County Tyrone in Northern Read more...

A man from Harrogate, North Yorkshire has pleaded guilty to driving while using a mobile phone. Anthony Lamble, 62, of Leadhall Lane, was imposed a fine of £123 with a £49 surcharge. However, the court did not endorse his licence Read more...

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority is working with local partners in the implementation of its ambitious road safety initiative, called the ‘Vision Zero Strategy’. The aim of the project is to eradicate all fatalities and serious injuries on the county’s Read more...

Govt introduces life sentence for causing death by dangerous driving and death by careless driving whilst under the influence of drink/drugs? Having received royal assent in May this year, the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (PCSC) from the Read more...