HC Deb 11 July 2001 vol 371 c891

10.2 pm

Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)

In my capacity as national patron of the charity RoadPeace, which looks after the families of the victims who die on our roads, it is an honour to present this petition.

The petition states: To the House of Commons. The Petition of supporters of RoadPeace, Declares that court sentences for offences which result in road death and injury do not take into account the fact that such offences involve the killing or hurting of fellow human beings. The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Secretary of State for the Home Department to bring forward legislative proposals which will ensure that road deaths caused through negligence or law breaking are prosecuted as homicides; that serious injuries so caused are prosecuted with appropriate severity; that all such offences should be prosecuted before a judge and jury; and that sentences for such offences should properly reflect the level of culpability involved. And the Petitioners remain, etc. To lie upon the Table.

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