Finally! An accurate explanation of the courts backlog from journalists! And you'll notice that juries have absolutely F all to do with it! This is correct. Lammy and Leveson etc are not telling you the truth in their PR campaign to ruin the CJS yet more.

Some really valid comments from Bluesky folk rejecting the Court of Appeal's rationale here. It's about time Parliament jettisoned these motonormative arguments and legislated on this point (whilst also ensuring improvements in public transport).

The 'release under investigation' option is as unhelpful in road death cases as it is in rape cases. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

This government has not taken a single meaningful step to tackle the causes of the horrendous inefficiencies in the criminal justice system, instead rushing to dismantle trial by jury. Legal professionals have offered numerous alternatives to address the backlog. Ministers are not listening.

I know our criminal justice system isn't perfect, but it's a darn sight better than the messed up way they deal with things in the USA. patch.com/new-york/bro...

This is indeed outrageous behaviour. But the mention of a speed awareness course as an appropriate response is objectionable. Surely it's clear this falls far below the required standard and amounts to dangerous driving? Further evidence of problems with current law. share.google/4MvVxKaEPJqP...

The Crown Prosecution Service have launched a consultation asking for views on how they prosecute ‘gang’-based offenders and whether guidance is needed on musical expression in prosecutions. To take part in the consultation and read more here click here 👉 orlo.uk/a2uXe

'Stop crying,' officer tells rider caught texting in Leicester - BBC News share.google/Z3YGY30MMwCN...

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"Over the past decade, a parallel criminal justice system has emerged in England and Wales, staffed by lawyers who specialise in privately prosecuting crimes, and former police officers who investigate them." www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Another day, another report of a road death which raises a number of issues identified in my report Behind the Headlines: Sentencing after fatal crashes: news.sky.com/story/merced... 👉'shameful' delays 👉lack of lifetime bans for drivers who have shown themselves to be a danger to the public

I spent the summer engrossed in media reports on sentencing for causing death offences. Yesterday I was given the opportunity to present my findings at the Houses of Parliament. I hope that my report is helpful to those interested in the law relating to road death: appgcw.org/resources/in...

Not once is the driver of the Range Rover mentioned. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The one driving offence blamed for 12 per cent surge in penalty points (speeding) | The Independent share.google/YO68WMHtZiRk...

Anyone who thinks that they have a 'right' to drive, should not be in Parliament. Criminals, generally, should not be in Parliament. www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

Traffic lights with a new white light have been proposed in the US to allow automated vehicles to control traffic flow. share.google/oxpDuHz4ZQ9V...

US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened a formal investigation into Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ software www.reuters.com/business/aut...

Cranfield University to close forensics department - BBC News share.google/D2XxpKNIR9EJ... @ctmccartney.bsky.social

"The public are sick of voting for tougher sentences and getting the opposite." www.theguardian.com/law/2025/oct... To put it mildly, Robert Jenrick is a complete imbecile who does not know what he is talking about: www.sentencingacademy.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Motor murder/manslaughter. Trial next year. www.kentonline.co.uk/dartford/new...

Glad to see GBH with intent charged here, rather than causing serious injury by dangerous driving. Road rage driver jailed for injuring man near Bobbing - BBC News share.google/bHwtCmyJRiQN...

Two U.S. senators urge safety regulators to launch a formal probe into Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” software after an NBC News investigation earlier this month reported complaints from Tesla drivers who said the software sometimes fails to detect oncoming trains at railroad crossings.

A Waymo robot drove into deep floodwater in a side road dip where it traverses a swale/drainage between the main road and residences. OP reports rescuers assisted passengers to escape their robot and then to hospital. E Medlock Dr at Hayden, Scottsdale, Arizona OP: tiktok.karen.slayer2

🤨 Boy, 13, bailed over multiple hit-and-runs in Lincolnshire - BBC News share.google/UIwuLXBFokZL...

The Office of the Victims' Commissioner has launched a new survey to gain insight into the experiences of victims of road traffic collisions. victimscommissioner.org.uk/news/new-res...

Awful that a police officer has been killed in the line of duty. But if I was a member of PC Najeeb's family, I would feel added distress by the description being that he was "in collision with a VW Polo". No. The car (controlled by a driver) collided with him. share.google/eHxtEwQOUIJd...

Haverhill family 'lost for words' as hit-and-run case reopened - BBC News share.google/Hp25uzkp3kja...

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... There are issues with the results of drugs tests taking far too long to come back, but they do need to be taken in the first place! @ctmccartney.bsky.social

Motor murder case. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Seven charged over death of man left trapped in ditch after Lincolnshire crash | ITV News Calendar share.google/mDsyQQvC0Sk9...

West Yorkshire Police reveal worst excuses for bad driving. "We have got to take responsibility for our behaviours when we get behind these killing machines which are cars, buses, lorries, whatever it is." This is the message that needs to be sent and received. share.google/lHLdsLOATHaZ...

Meanwhile, in NSW, prosecutors accepted a guilty plea to dangerous driving causing death on a charge of manslaughter. www.skynews.com.au/australia-ne...

Motor manslaughter case in Queensland, Australia: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

Reporters at the BBC need to read the collision reporting guidelines. Bedford Audi driver found guilty over pedestrian death - BBC News share.google/Kc70coxuLy7H...

I very much enjoyed speaking at this event and meeting all the like-minded academics interested in the use of cars in committing crime (including, but not limited to, road traffic offences). Many thanks to @jpinasanchez.bsky.social for bringing us all together!

Poor use of wording from West Midlands Police & the BBC here, giving the car full agency. Ironically I've only been to Wetherby once, two weeks ago, for a brilliant Cars & Crime symposium organised by @jpinasanchez.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'Exploring the effect of motor #traffic on street #crime'. New preprint with @toby-davies.bsky.social jmpinasanchez.github.io/static/Traff... When neighbourhoods are affected by 'heavy traffic' perceptions of vandalism, burglary and theft grow from 6% to 9%, and that is most likely an underestimate.

Also now picked up by road.cc, with some more detail of the case: road.cc/content/news...

Extraordinary understanding, reason & compassion, especially given the unimaginable anguish of MWK’s family. He’s right, of course: government’s capitulation to agents of racism like Reform is as shameful as it is reckless.

Good to see this finally in press. I'm quoted in the piece (and in the thread below). Without this journalism, such "landmark rulings" would not come to light. Note, though, that no precedent has been set as such.

Car as weapon charges: Man charged with driving offences | Leicestershire Police share.google/DSYtAFN1uEzZ...

I look forward to being able to read the forthcoming road safety strategy when published, and responding to the consultation. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

⚙️ The Single Justice Procedure was meant to speed up justice. But has it come at the cost of fairness? Our latest report explores how a quiet courtroom revolution may be undermining defendants' rights. Read now: www.transformjustice.org.uk/wp-content/u...

A tragic case, but interesting use of the law. Driver pleaded guilty to death by careless whilst under the influence; mother guilty of manslaughter for breach of duty of care to her baby. But, unhelpful choice of words by the reporter & the judge in this case. www.essexlive.news/news/essex-n...

I'm not one for a punitive response to every driver who causes death, but I have to agree with one of the family members that four years five months for manslaughter (in NZ) is "wrong". www.1news.co.nz/2025/07/18/w...