International Law

Mother wins drive ban law change

By John Hirst

A Teesside mother, whose daughter was killed by a drink-driver, has helped win a change in the law on bans served by jailed motorists.

Jan Woodward's daughter Kelly, 19, from Billingham, near Stockton, was killed by a speeding driver who was twice over the legal drink-drive limit in 2005.

Mrs Woodward called for a change in the law to stop prisoners being able to serve driving bans while in jail.

New rules mean driving bans can now be imposed after a sentence is completed.

I must say that I thought the law on this was absurd.

I don't suppose that Lord Ahmed took a bribe to assist this law's passage given that he might end up serving a prison sentence for dangerous driving? Somehow he has escaped justice in that he was not charged for causing death by dangerous driving, which is the real offence he committed. It causes me offence that his status appears to have influenced the decision not to throw the book at him.

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on January 27, 2009 (boomark / email).