My 31-year-old daughter, Jennie, was hit by a car just over 100 yards from my house 13 months ago. The driver drove off, came back to look at the scene, and drove off again. My daughter died nine days later. The driver received a 12-month custodial sentence for careless driving but is now appealing that sentence, as it is, I think she believes, disproportionately hard. Does my hon. Friend agree that at the very least —the very least—sentencing guidelines need a full, thorough and substantial review, to assure families left bereft that justice is done?
Road Traffic Offences: Fatal Collisions
Proceeding contribution from
Peter Dowd
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 15 November 2021.
It occurred during e-petition debate on Road Traffic Offences: Fatal Collisions.
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