Average sentence for dangerous driving causing death just three and a half years - report

The average sentence for dangerous driving causing death or serious injury is just three and a half years.

Average sentence for dangerous driving causing death just three and a half years - report

The average sentence for dangerous driving causing death or serious injury is just three and a half years.

That is despite the maximum penalty being increased from five years to 10 years under the Road Traffic Act 1994.

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