News - Careless Driving

18/04/2025
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...
09/04/2025
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...
15/03/2025
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...
29/06/2022
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...
27/06/2022
The long awaiting offence of Causing Serious injury by careless driving will be coming into force tomorrow 28th June 2022. The Govt provided a response to the consultation on driving offences and penalties relating to causing death or serious injury.1 Of Read more...
23/06/2022
In the summer there is nothing better than putting the woolley socks and boots into the depths of our wardrobe and stepping into our cool and breezy flip flops!  But is it safe or will we find our selves in Read more...
21/05/2021
Careless Driving and or driving without reasonable consideration amounts to the standard of driving has fallen below that of a careful and competent driver or that you did not show reasonable consideration for other drivers or pedestrians. Examples of these Read more...