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Closed Life sentence for causing death by dangerous driving, including first offences

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July 1st 2017 was the day my 17 year old brother, Stephen, was killed due to dangerous driving. The driver was on multiple drugs as well as being fuelled with alcohol. The car they had was not theirs, they had no insurance, no tax and no licence! They also seriously injured a young girl.

The offender was not sentenced until 9 months after Stephen’s death. During this time we didn’t see the offender show any remorse. They appeared to be out partying, drinking and taking drugs. The offender was sentenced to just 8 years in prison and because they pleaded guilty, they got a third knocked off this sentence and because it was a first offence the sentence will be reduced by further third.

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    Parliament to debate sentencing for death by dangerous driving

    The Petitions Committee (the group of MPs who oversee the parliamentary petitions system) has scheduled a debate on a petition about sentencing for death by dangerous driving.

    The petition being debated was started by the parents of a young girl called Violet-Grace. You can read the petition here:
    https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/236952

    The debate will take place on Monday 8 July at 4.30 pm in Westminster Hall, which is the second debating chamber of the House of Commons. Helen Jones MP, the Chair of the Committee, will open the debate.
     
    The debate will also be broadcast online and you can watch it here: Parliamentlive.tv: http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Commons

    or the UK Parliament YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj3mInRJqIemzke3yWcmPaR5ZTW4S4bur

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