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Store manager jailed for driving dangerously on Cheshire motorway

A convenience store manager has been jailed for driving at speeds of up to 130mph in Cheshire.

Woman who drove the wrong way down a motorway and killed a former headteacher is jailed

A woman who drove the wrong way down a motorway in Merseyside in an apparent bid to harm herself and killed a former headteacher in an oncoming car has been jailed.

Man jailed for five years for killing a couple after driving into a queue of traffic

A truck driver who drove into a queue of traffic on the M56 motorway in Cheshire and killed two people in the car in front has been jailed for five years.

Drug driver jailed for causing fatal road traffic collision

A man from Salisbury has been jailed for 16 months today (27 August 2021) at Bournemouth Crown Court after pleading guilty to causing death by careless driving when exceeding the prescribed drug limit.

Daniel Samways, aged 37, was driving along the B3081 towards Sixpenny Handley during the early evening of 1 February 2020, when he drifted out of his lane and straddled the central white line in the middle of the carriageway.

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.

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