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School bus driver sentenced to jail for causing serious injury by dangerous driving

A school bus driver has been sentenced to three years in prison today (9 July 2021) at Winchester Crown Court after the bus he was driving collided with a railway bridge whilst transporting 74 children to school.

Martin Walker, aged 37 and from Southampton, was driving a double decker bus full of children to the Henry Beaufort Secondary School in Winchester on 10 September 2020, when he deviated from the designated bus route and instead drove along Wellhouse Lane towards the railway bridge.

Man jailed for killing two cyclists while driving a stolen car

A man has been jailed for killing two cyclists after he collided with them in a stolen car on a road in Liverpool.

Man jailed after killing a woman by colliding with her on a stolen scrambler bike

A man who killed a woman by crashing into her on a stolen scrambler bike has been jailed for eight years and three months.

Workman found guilty of causing the death of a motorcyclist just a day before his 21st birthday

A workman has been found guilty of causing the death of a motorcyclist a day before his 21st birthday by driving into his path on a dual carriageway in Liverpool.

Teenager sentenced for driving high-powered car at up to 150 mph on M6

A teenager who drove a high-powered car at speeds of up to 150 miles while being pursued by police on the M6 in Cheshire has been sent to a Young Offender Institution.

Police officer charged with causing deaths of aunt and nephew

The CPS has authorised charging PC Edward Welch, an officer from the Metropolitan Police, with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving, causing serious injury by dangerous driving, and dangerous driving on 31 August 2016 in Penge, South London.

Instagram blogger sentenced for drink driving and driving dangerously

A 23-year-old social media influencer and male model has been sentenced for drink driving and for driving dangerously.

88-year-old man sentenced for killing a cyclist

An 88-year-old man has been sentenced after he killed a cyclist on a roundabout in Hoylake, Merseyside, in November 2019.

Murder conviction following fatal seafront car crash

A driver who hit three men with his car has been convicted of the murder of one of the men and the attempted murder of the other two.

Woman sentenced for causing death by dangerous driving

An 80-year-old woman who killed a close friend in a car accident had been fined for causing death by careless driving.

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