Causing death by dangerous driving Archives

Causing death by dangerous driving

Drug driver who swerved onto wrong side of the road after his glasses fell off killed cyclist

Colin McCourt was riding home from work at HMNB Clyde when Scott MacKinnon hit him head-on

Fri, Mar 03, 2023 13:25

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Speeding BMW driver who killed two young boys jailed for nine years

Jack Hart removed his dashcam after hitting 10-year-old Steven Duffield and Mason Deakin, 11, as they travelled by bike in a Hull bus lane

Wed, Feb 01, 2023 15:06

Judge tells man who “played the system” after dangerous driving killed two young boys to expect “very significant sentence”

Judge John Thackray said Jack Hart's guilty plea for the dangerous driving which killed Steven Duffield, 10, and Mason Deakin, 11, as they travelled by bike in Hull in 2020 had "come over two years later than it should have done"

Tue, Jan 31, 2023 10:38

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Banned hit-and-run driver who killed cyclist then torched car jailed

Lee Beevers was driving at nearly three times the speed limit before he crashed into Alan Tankard

Fri, Jan 20, 2023 12:43

Driver in stolen car who killed cyclist while fleeing scene of burglary jailed

Christopher Talbot was trying to flee from police when he lost control of car, killing Florentine Chinanga-Chou

Thu, Dec 01, 2022 12:54

Five-year sentence for van driver who killed cyclist while distracted by Facebook and Instagram

Simon Draper claimed his 13-month-old son was using the phone, a defence rejected by jurors at Swansea Crown Court

Sat, Nov 19, 2022 10:59

Distracted driver who crashed into and killed cyclist then claimed infant son was using his phone found guilty

Off-duty police officer Lynwen Thomas was killed when she was hit by Simon Draper, who had been switching between apps on his phone then claimed his 13-month-old son had it

Fri, Oct 21, 2022 17:56

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Jury clears ‘hungover’ Porsche driver of killing cyclist by dangerous driving

Prosecution claimed James Bryan – driving home from a barbecue during lockdown – was texting when he struck and killed Andrew Jackson

Sun, Sep 25, 2022 11:26

Tipper lorry driver pleads guilty to killing Oxford cyclist

Robert Whiting today admitted causing the death by dangerous driving of research scientist and mother of two Dr Ling Felce

Fri, Jul 29, 2022 15:55

Man who killed teen cyclist while driving at three times the speed limit in fog on wrong side of road faces jail

Sami Ula Jabbar was travelling at 80mph in a 30mph zone when he hit 16-year-old Harley Smith

Sat, May 28, 2022 14:46