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<p>Defendants proceeded against and found guilty at all courts in England and Wales
2016 for offences of causing death by driving are in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="3"><p><strong>Defendants prceeded againt at magistrates' courts and offenders
found guilty at all courts of causing death by driving <sup>(1)</sup> in England and
Wales 2016 <sup>(2)(3)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offence</p></td><td><p>Procecuted at Magistrates' courts</p></td><td><p>Found
guilty<sup>(4)</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01. Causing death by dangerous driving</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>157</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02.
Causing death by careless driving under influence of drink or drugs</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>03.
Causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving</p></td><td><p>215</p></td><td><p>225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>03a.
Causing death by driving without due care / consideration while over prescribed limit
- specified controlled drug</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>04.
Causing death by driving unlicensed, disqualified or uninsured drivers</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>05.
Causing death by aggravated vehicle taking</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-
' = Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>(1) defined as Sections 1, 3 (a)(b)(c)
Road Traffic Act 1988 and 12A of the Theft Act 1968.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>(2)
The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the
principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found
guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is
imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence
selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="5"><p>(3) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate
and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted
from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces.
As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their
inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(4)
Convictions may exceed prosecutions in a given year because defendants who appear
before both courts may be convicted at the Crown Court for a different offence to
that for which they were originally proceeded against at magistrates’ court.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Source:
Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ref:
PQ HL 1740</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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