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Introduce a new offence of causing serious injury by careless driving

Submitted by Georgina Coulthread on Friday 8th January 2021

Published on Thursday 21st January 2021

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 21st July 2021

Signatures: 433

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DAMAGE ~ Damaged ~ Danger ~ FIVE YEARS ~ Gap ~ Injuries ~ Injury ~ Justice ~ Justices ~ Law ~ Major ~ Mandatory ~ Minimum ~ Penalties ~ Penalty

Petition Action

Introduce a new offence of causing serious injury by careless driving

Petition Details

There is a major gap in the law regarding causing serious injury by careless driving - the charge does not exist and so offenders can only be convicted of a careless driving offence. The Department of Justice acknowledged this gap four years ago, however the government has still taken no action.

Additional Information

There are too many examples of victims suffering life-changing injuries (such as paralysis and permanent brain damage) yet the offender only receiving a few penalty points and a fine of several hundred pounds - a slap on the wrist in comparison. There is an offence of causing serious injury by dangerous driving (five years imprisonment with a mandatory minimum period of disqualification of twelve months), so there should also be an offence of causing serious injury by careless driving.


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