Driverswho Kill While On Mobile Face Prison ; Motorists Could Get Up to 14 Years

Evening Standard - London › December 13, 2006

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DRIVERS could face up to 14 years in prison if they kill someone while using their mobile phone.

Under proposals for tougher punishments set out by the Crown Prosecution Service, more motorists would be charged with causing death by dangerous driving - which carries a 14-year maximum sentence - instead of careless driving, for which there is no jail term.

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Driverswho Kill While On Mobile Face Prison ; Motorists Could Get Up to 14 Years

Those targeted under the crackdown could include motorists who cause fatalities while using...

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