Submitted on Monday 16th May 2016
Rejected on Wednesday 18th May 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Harsher Penalties For Those Who Cause Death By 'Careless' or 'Dangerous' Driving
Current UK Law means that people who cause death by "careless" or "dangerous" driving often recieve sentences which are less than theft.
The maximum sentence for someone who causes death by careless driving is 5 years in prison, and death by dangerous driving is 14 years; maximums rarely given.
We need harsher sentences for those who cause death whilst driving on the road, as simply by the death occurring during a vehicle collision the driver at fault can escape simply with a fine.
Whilst other factors such as drug use and mobile phone use are often taken into consideration, the perpetrator can recieve less for a theft in the crown court than you can for causing death by careless driving.
Being killed in a car by a driver at fault should be no different than manslaughter.
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