The court set out the circumstances in which, in the absense of an explanation, the only proper inference is careless driving.
Lord Parker CJ said ‘the facts of a particular case may be such that, in the absence of some explanation the only possible inference is careless driving’
Lord Parker CJ
[1971] RTR 228, [1972] CLR 49
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Bingham, Regina (on the Application of) v Director of Public Prosecutions Admn 7-Feb-2003
The defendant appealed by case stated against a conviction for driving a lorry without due care and attention, leading to the death of another road user. There had been an unexplained swing of the rear of his trailer out into the path of the other . .
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Road Traffic, Criminal Evidence
Leading Case
Updated: 01 November 2021; Ref: scu.538292
