News - Dangerous Driving

Appearing in Nottingham Crown Court on June 18, a 35-year-old woman was handed a 12-year custodial sentence and a lifetime driving ban for causing the death of a food delivery driver. She had pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous Read more...

A 49-year-old woman attended Westminster Magistrates’ Court last month charged with causing the deaths of two 8-year-old schoolgirls in Wimbledon. On July 6, 2023, an end-of-term garden party at the Study Preparatory School quickly turned into a horrific scene, as Read more...

PC Jess Turnbull, 19, has died after being struck by a vehicle while investigating a road collision in Northumberland. At 11:10 pm on Monday, June 8, PC Turnbull, who worked for the response policing team in Northumberland, was called out Read more...

In UK law, a charge of dangerous driving is considered the most serious driving offence that a person can commit without causing injury or death. As a result, motorists who are convicted can face harsh penalties that include the possibility Read more...

A man from Malvern in his 30s appeared in Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, June 6, charged with causing death by dangerous driving and failing to supply a blood specimen. He is accused of causing the death of a woman Read more...

A man in his 60s has been arrested after an 8-year-old boy died in a horrific road accident in Cornwall on Friday, May 29. The accident, which involved multiple vehicles, occurred on the A30 near Connor Downs, Cornwall, shortly before Read more...

A motorcyclist has appeared in Carlisle Magistrates’ Court charged with causing the death of a grandmother and seriously injuring her grandchild. On Tuesday, May 26, 22-year-old Keiran Yorke was riding a 2018 Husqvarna 701 Enduro motorcycle in the Cleator Moor Read more...

An 18-year-old from Lydiate was handed a substantial custodial sentence at Preston Crown Court as a result of an incident that occurred in December 2024. Joe McAldon, who was 17 at the time of the offence, had earlier pleaded guilty Read more...

A Lincoln police officer who knocked down a pedestrian has received a written final warning from the police force. On November 4, 2024, PC Aodan O’Neill responded to an emergency call from a colleague requiring urgent assistance. Activating the blue Read more...

On May 7th, 2026, a jury in Chester Crown Court cleared a Greater Manchester Police Officer of causing death by careless driving and causing death by dangerous driving following a detailed investigation and trial. In December 2022, mother-of-three Heather Smedley, Read more...

A drug dealer is facing a lengthy jail term after an accident that claimed the life of his passenger. Shortly after 11:30 pm on May 20, 2025, Lee Rance, 44, was driving in Southend with 37-year-old Carly Hicks in the Read more...

A pair of offers with the Metropolitan Police have been charged with driving offences as a result of an incident that ended with the death of a pregnant woman. On October 17, 2024, a 38-year-old pregnant woman and her unborn Read more...