High-risk driver

84-yr-old with 'poor eyesight' fined £95 for seriously injuring a cyclist (6/5/2012)

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John Drake, 53, had his back broken in four places and was left with a brain injury, a fractured skull and a broken nose after he was hit by 84-year-old Ronald Finney in Darwen Road, Bromley Cross, Bolton.

Report URLs: 

http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/10016853.Crash_driver__84__had_poor_…

CTC's view: 

This is the sort of case where a charge of ‘dangerous’ driving is required. However, even with a ‘careless’ driving charge, a much stronger penalty could have been applied, and the magistrates should have suspended Finney’s licence indefinitely.

Driver sentenced to 4 years for causing death of family by careless driving (April 2011)

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Gordon Dyche, 24, overtook a car carrying 5 people, 4 of whom were killed when the vehicle plunged into a lake in Powys.

Report URLs: 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-19421724

CTC's view: 

A close overtake in a risky position and yet this is deemed – by the jury – to be ‘careless’ rather than ‘dangerous’.

Killer driver fined after intimidating two cyclists (16/4/11)

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Carpenter Kai Green, 39, had been charged with dangerous driving in an incident in which two cyclists were abused and threatened on a country lane near Gloucester.

Report URLs: 

http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/9645148.Court_hears_angry_dri…

Pedestrian pensioner killed in car chase in Blackheath, SE London (23/9/10)

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Two drivers have been jailed after killing a pedestrian during a high speed car chase through Blackheath.

Report URLs: 

http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/9610729.Men_jailed_after_pension…

CTC's view: 

Despite this being a very serious case of highly irresponsible and dangerous behaviour, Bains has been given a fraction of the total tariff available for ‘causing death by dangerous driving’.

Meanwhile, Bailey, who is also culpable for the death, has, it seems, pleaded guilty to ‘causing death by careless driving’ and thus escaped with a much shorter custodial punishment.

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