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Table 12 Causing death by dangerous driving or careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs:

 

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crimes recorded by the police

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Causing death by dangerous driving

39

27

45

37

21

25

37

23

27

22

Death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs

1

2

11

5

2

1

1

1

1

-

Persons with a charge proved by sentence type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Causing death by dangerous driving

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Total

12

24

16

19

29

19

12

25

20

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          Custody

6

13

13

17

27

17

11

24

20

22

          Community

3

9

3

-

2

2

-

-

-

-

          Monetary

2

2

-

1

-

-

1

1

-

-

          Other

1

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

Death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Total

2

2

-

3

6

3

5

1

3

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          Custody

2

2

-

3

5

3

3

1

3

-

          Community

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

          Monetary

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

-

          Other

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Persons proceeded against in Scottish Courts for Causing death by careless driving and Causing death whilst driving uninsured, disqualified or with no license (sections 2B and 3ZB of the Road Traffic Act)

FOI Request 17th February 2011 Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services:

2009-10

Crime - Death by careless driving (Section 2B of the RTA)

 

 

Acquitted not guilty

 

3

Acquitted not proven

 

2

 

Total found Not guilty

5

Imprisonment

 

2

Fine

 

5

Community Service Order

 

5

 

   

 Total found Guilty



12

 

 

 Total proceeded against

 

17

Crime - Causing death by Illegal driving (Section 3ZB of theRTA)        disqual/unlicensed/uninsured involved in fatal accident

 

 

Imprisonment

 

1

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