News - Dangerous Driving

Humberside Police have arrested two men following a vehicular incident that resulted in the death of a 13-year-old schoolboy in Grimsby. At around 6 pm on Tuesday, March 24, the student was crossing the road on his kick-scooter, when he Read more...

A man from High Wycombe has pleaded guilty to a charge of causing death by dangerous driving after the death of a 58-year-old man. Appearing in Chelmsford Crown Court on March 26, Ismaeel Malik, 22, admitted the offence of killing Read more...

Causing death by dangerous driving is one of the most serious road traffic offences. In the UK, there are sentencing guidelines for this offence that set out the possible penalties. The courts will consider these guidelines when deciding the appropriate Read more...

A woman from Horncastle, Lincolnshire has been jailed for six years after causing the death of a motorcyclist. Danielle Barrett, 28, had earlier pleaded not guilty to charges of causing death by dangerous driving, but was sentenced on February 12 Read more...

Award-winning rapper Ghetts has been sentenced to 12 years in jail after pleading guilty to causing death by dangerous driving. He has also been prohibited from driving for 17 years. Appearing at the Old Bailey on March 3, the entertainer, Read more...

Appearing in Nottingham Crown Court on February 10, lorry driver Colin Longbottom, of Woodhouse Road, Wakefield, was sentenced to four years and five months in jail and banned from driving for five years. On December 12, 2024, 37-year-old Daniel Loft’s Read more...

Appearing in Teeside Crown Court on February 2, 37-year-old Craig Pollock was sentenced to three years and four months in prison for causing serious injury by dangerous driving. The incident, which occurred on November 5, 2025, has left a 68-year-old Read more...

A motorist has been sent to prison after admitting the charge of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. Ross Jackson, 26, was handed a 28-month custodial sentence at a hearing held on January 27 in Newcastle Crown Court. The court Read more...

A police officer has been released after being acquitted of a charge of causing death by careless driving. On November 5, 2021, the driver of a Honda Jazz died from her injuries after a collision with a VW Tiguan near Read more...

A man from Bloxwich has been jailed for 13 years and six months after admitting to causing death by dangerous driving. Roofer John McDonald, 52, was jailed at Worcester Crown Court on January 12, 2026. McDonald was also handed a Read more...

Christopher Jackson, 27, from Walton Road, Southampton, has appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, charged with causing death by dangerous driving. At the hearing on January 5, 2026, Jackson was additionally charged with two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous Read more...

If you’ve been stopped by the police or received a court summons for a driving offence, you might feel swamped with terminology. Careless driving and dangerous driving are two of the most commonly charged offences in the UK. But while Read more...