C1Part I Principal Road Safety Provisions

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Driving offences

F13A Causing death by careless driving when under influence of drink or drugs.

1

If a person causes the death of another person by driving a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road or other public place without due care and attention, or without reasonable consideration for other persons using the road or place, and—

a

he is, at the time when he is driving, unfit to drive through drink or drugs, or

b

he has consumed so much alcohol that the proportion of it in his breath, blood or urine at that time exceeds the prescribed limit, or

c

he is, within 18 hours after that time, required to provide a specimen in pursuance of section 7 of this Act, but without reasonable excuse fails to provide it,F2 or

d

he is required by a constable to give his permission for a laboratory test of a specimen of blood taken from him under section 7A of this Act, but without reasonable excuse fails to do so,

he is guilty of an offence.

2

For the purposes of this section a person shall be taken to be unfit to drive at any time when his ability to drive properly is impaired.

3

Subsection (1)(b) F3, (c) and (d) above shall not apply in relation to a person driving a mechanically propelled vehicle other than a motor vehicle.