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> If it results in a death then you can get a life sentence in prison for it. Can you provide an example of someone getting a life sentence because of an accid
by redox99 4y ago
> If it results in a death then you can get a life sentence in prison for it.
Can you provide an example of someone getting a life sentence because of an accident caused due to braking? That doesn't sound right.
- SilverBirch 4y agoI think they're referring to the offence "Death by dangerous driving" and it now can carry a life sentence[1], but you would really have to be doing something exceptionally bad to get a life sentence - it would have to be deliberate, likely a repeat offence, and have other aggravating factors for that sentence. Real sentencing in the UK is very lenient- famously an American woman killed a teenage motorcyclist when she was driving on the wrong side of the road, claimed diplomatic immunity and fled the country, she eventually returned to the UK to be sentenced to... 8 months in prison suspended sentence. [1]:https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/offences/crown-court/item/causing-death-by-dangerous-driving/ https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/offences/crown-court/it...
- ectopod 4y agoShe didn't return. She deigned to attend the trial via video link from the US.