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Written question asked by Chris Ruane (Labour) on Monday, 26 June 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 28 June 2017. It was answered by Dominic Raab (Conservative) on Tuesday, 4 July 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Driving under Influence

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many drivers who had been arrested for being under the influence of (a) drugs and (b) alcohol were later convicted of (i) seriously injuring and (ii) killing another person in a further road traffic accident before their license was revoked in each year for which data is available.

Answer

Information about drivers who have been arrested for being under the influence of drugs or alcohol and later convicted for causing death or serious injury, and information about whether an offender convicted for causing death or serious injury was under the influence of drink or drugs at the time of a driving offence is not held centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

Data on the number of offenders convicted for drink or drug driving offences, and the specific offence of ‘causing death by careless driving under influence of drink or drugs’ is available in the motoring data tool in the annual criminal justice statistics publication, which can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2016

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
1150
Session
2017-19
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Accidents Disqualification Driving under influence Roads Reoffenders Driving licences
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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