Killer drivers given ‘joke’ sentences but that might be about to change – Liverpool Echo
Dangerous drivers who kill could soon receive life sentences under a new law
Neil Docking
Killer drivers could soon face life sentences if long-awaited new legislation is finally approved.
The punishments for the worst examples of dangerous driving have long caused outrage across Merseyside.
Three cases this past month infuriated ECHO readers, many of whom took to social media to brand the length of the prison sentences a "joke”.