{"id":4545,"date":"2016-04-15T08:26:37","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T08:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplylaw.waydevelopers.com\/england-wales\/wiki\/causing-death-by-careless-driving\/"},"modified":"2024-07-28T09:54:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-28T09:54:51","slug":"causing-death-by-careless-driving","status":"publish","type":"guides","link":"https:\/\/simply.law\/england-wales\/guides\/litigation-solicitors\/causing-death-by-careless-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"Death by careless driving defence solicitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Road Safety Act 2006 introduced a new offence of causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 aSince this time there have been a significant number of prosecutions for the offence and courts have little hesitation in imposing the upper range of penalties.<\/p>\n<p>However, unlike causing death by dangerous driving, which carries a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison, the maximum penalty for causing death by careless driving is five years in prison and a mandatory disqualification from driving \u2013 it is essential that you seek the reliable advice of a motoring defence solicitor from the outset if you have been charged with either offence.<\/p>\n<h2>Definitions of careless driving<\/h2>\n<p>The Crown Prosecution Service defines <a href=\"guides\/motoring-offence-solicitor\/careless-driving-solicitor\">careless driving<\/a> as driving a &#8220;mechanically propelled vehicle on a road or other public place without due care and attention, or without reasonable consideration for other persons using the road or place&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Examples of careless driving include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Failure to comply with a road traffic signal<\/li>\n<li>Undertaking<\/li>\n<li>Travelling too closely to another vehicle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Courts will convict a person of careless driving if they feel sufficiently satisfied he or she did not meet the standards of a competent driver or did not show reasonable consideration for other pedestrians or vehicles on the road.<\/p>\n<p>However, prosecutors are at liberty to pursue convictions for careless driving even in cases when the driver&#8217;s behaviour might not meet the above the definition; breaches of the Highway Code can also constitute an offence. For example, drivers may be prosecuted for even relatively minor offences such as the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Smoking while driving<\/li>\n<li>Middle lane hogging<\/li>\n<li>Eating while driving<\/li>\n<li>Irresponsible use of a SatNav system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Defending an offence of causing death by careless driving<\/h2>\n<p>The prosecution will seek to prove that the standard of your driving fell below that of a reasonably competent driver and that this led directly, or at least in part, to the death of another individual.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of successful defences are made on a factual basis. This means that in these cases motoring defence solicitors must prove a demonstrable difference between the prosecution&#8217;s allegations and what actually occurred.<\/p>\n<h2>Simply.Law, death by careless or inconsiderate driving defence solicitors<\/h2>\n<p>Simply.Law gives you the ability to make intelligent and confident decisions regarding your legal representation but at no cost or obligation on your part. For more information about your rights and choices when faced with an allegation of causing death by careless driving, chat online with an advisor, arrange to speak for free with a motoring defence lawyer for thirty minutes, or try our Match Service.<\/p>\n<p><b>Simply.Law &#8211; helping you to find the best legal representation for your circumstances<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simply.Law gives you the ability to make informed choices about who you recruit as your motoring defence solicitor to help you fight a charge of death by careless driving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":5301,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[12335],"tags":[10113,9970,10110,10114,10038,10112,10111,10039,10037],"guides-category":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4545","1":"guides","2":"type-guides","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-motoring-offences","7":"tag-crown-prosecution-service","8":"tag-dangerous-driving","9":"tag-death-by-careless-driving","10":"tag-factual-basis","11":"tag-highway-code","12":"tag-inconsiderate-driving","13":"tag-maximum-sentence","14":"tag-motoring-defence-solicitor","15":"tag-penalties"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Death by careless driving defence solicitors - Simply Law England Wales<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore our comprehensive collection of legal guides covering various topics to help you navigate the complexities of the law. 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