Last year I knew that a motorbiker had been hit and unfortunately killed, when hit by a car at 8.30 on a saturday morning, the car driver was found to be 1.5 over the limit - unfortunately Ive just found out the person responsible is a neighbour - what sort of sentenance will he likely get
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What's he been charged with?
If its "Causing death by careless driving under the influence of drink or drugs" the maximum sentence is 14 years in Jail, minimum two years ban and a fine.
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Whatever it is, it won't be as long as the one the biker got.
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So many factors we don't know about to take into account, exact charge, plea, manner of driving, driving history, personal history etc.
But we do know it's 'only' one-and-a-half times over the limit, which suggests an intermediate level offence - two to four-and-a-half years prison.
The would-be judges among you might like to plough your way through this:
www.cps.gov.uk/legal/s_to_u/sentencing_manual/death_by_careless_driving_under_the_influence/
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drink driving - Zero
