11-19-2019, 05:05 PM
(11-19-2019, 04:11 PM)panamaniac Wrote:(11-19-2019, 03:32 PM)Bob_McBob Wrote: Careless driving is considered an incredibly difficult offence to prosecute, which is why driver who strike and kill pedestrians rarely end up with more than a small fail to yield fine.
Why?
Likely because people lawyer up and makes it harder to convict, so they plead guilty to a lesser charge.
Though keep in mind, there is Careless Driving and Careless Driving Causing Bodily Harm or Death and it's only been in law since September 2018. While not a 'criminal conviction', technically you could do jail time (I have no idea how that works) if properly convicted.