26-11-2014, 15:16
(This post was last modified: 26-11-2014, 19:51 by Salopbaggie.)
The reason will probably be that the CPS are considering other charges and want to make all the charges at the same time.
If this was just a case of driving under the influence you are quite right with your timeline. The person would be breathalysed on the spot and if positive, arrested and taken to the local station where a second and more accurate breath test is done and the person would normally be charged at that point, however there is no need for the person to actually be charged at that point.
If the CPS are looking at other charges related to speeding and if the rumour mill is true and the speeds involved were around the 110MPH mark, then they almost certainly will be.
Whether that is in the form of a simple speeding offence or a more serious offence of Careless Driving or even Dangerous Driving remains to be seen and very much depends on the individual circumstances.
If the "reported" allegations are accurate, he is probably looking at best at a ban for each offence and a fine, at the very worst, though extremely unlikely, if found guilty of Dangerous Driving, the maximum sentence is up to 2 years imprisonment and an unlimited fine. (The maximum for Careless being 6 moths and a fine).
My biggest concern is that, he was reported to the police by a member of the public and I just hope he did not do something dangerous, that caused the member of the public to contact the police as that would make a dangerous driving charge, if provable, a bit more likely. All speculation and guess work at the moment though, lets hope he is innocent and a big misunderstanding.
If this was just a case of driving under the influence you are quite right with your timeline. The person would be breathalysed on the spot and if positive, arrested and taken to the local station where a second and more accurate breath test is done and the person would normally be charged at that point, however there is no need for the person to actually be charged at that point.
If the CPS are looking at other charges related to speeding and if the rumour mill is true and the speeds involved were around the 110MPH mark, then they almost certainly will be.
Whether that is in the form of a simple speeding offence or a more serious offence of Careless Driving or even Dangerous Driving remains to be seen and very much depends on the individual circumstances.
If the "reported" allegations are accurate, he is probably looking at best at a ban for each offence and a fine, at the very worst, though extremely unlikely, if found guilty of Dangerous Driving, the maximum sentence is up to 2 years imprisonment and an unlimited fine. (The maximum for Careless being 6 moths and a fine).
My biggest concern is that, he was reported to the police by a member of the public and I just hope he did not do something dangerous, that caused the member of the public to contact the police as that would make a dangerous driving charge, if provable, a bit more likely. All speculation and guess work at the moment though, lets hope he is innocent and a big misunderstanding.