I am extremely glad that my hon. Friend has placed that on the record. A manslaughter charge could and should be considered as a way of toughening the law on dangerous driving and increasing sentences. I intend to look into the issue of disqualification. I am not a lawyer, but I think that when judges or barristers have to decide whether intent or lack of intent can be proved, manslaughter or murder should be considered. When it comes to cases in which there was a lack of intent but it is known that someone was driving dangerously in the first place, I agree entirely with my hon. Friend.
Dangerous Driving
Proceeding contribution from
Chris Skidmore
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 27 January 2014.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Dangerous Driving.
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