86 Causing death by dangerous driving or careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs: increased penalties
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (2022 c 32) | Legislation

Part 5 Road Traffic

Road traffic offences

86  Causing death by dangerous driving or careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs: increased penalties

(1)     Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (prosecution and punishment of offences: offences under the Traffic Acts) is amended as follows.

(2)     In the entry relating to section 1 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (causing death by dangerous driving), in column (4) (punishment), for “14 years” substitute “Imprisonment for life”.

(3)     In the entry relating

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