Prison Sentences for Sleeping Drivers Who Kill?

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Drivers who kill someone because they have fallen asleep at the wheel should automatically face at least two years in jail, courts have been told. The independent Sentencing Advisory Panel said judges should consider imprisoning every motorist who causes death by dangerous driving.

Falling asleep at the wheel - which until now has been considered a mitigating factor - should actually make the crime worse and lead to a longer sentence, the panel said. Panel chair Professor Martin Wasik said: ... (77 more words)

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