Causing Death or Serious Injury by Dangerous Driving Flashcards
What is specific about the vehicle and the place for causing death or serious injury by dangerous driving
It must be a Mechanically propelled Vehicle on a road or other public place
What is specific about the person who dies as a result of the dangerous driving
It must be causes the death of another - So someone other than the driver.
Can a mother kill her unborn child in death by dangerous driving
Yes it the child is born alive
What is the definition of the standard of driving in dangerous driving
That the standard of driving fell far below that of a Competent and Careful driver and that it would be obvious to a Competent and Careful driver that it was dangerous.
What are the two ways you can commit dangerous driving
The mannor of driving
Driving the vehicle where either the vehicle is in itself dangerous (defective) or you are due to medical / alcohol defective
What needs to be proven about the vehicle being in itself dangerous
That is dangerous to an careful and competent driver and that the driver knew of its condition.
