Causing death, or grievous bodily injury, by careless driving when under influence of drink or drugsN.I.
14.—(1) If a person causes the death of, or grievous bodily injury to, another person by driving a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road or other public place without due care and attention, or without reasonable consideration for other persons using the road or place, and—
(a)he is, at the time when he is driving, unfit to drive through drink or drugs; or
(b)he has consumed so much alcohol that the proportion of it in his breath, blood or urine at that time exceeds the prescribed limit; or
(c)he is, within 18 hours after that time, required to provide a specimen in pursuance of Article 18, but without reasonable excuse fails to provide it,[F1 or
(d)he is required by a constable to give his permission for a laboratory test of a specimen of blood taken from him under Article 18A, but without reasonable excuse fails to do so,]
he is guilty of an offence.
(2) For the purposes of this Article a person shall be taken to be unfit to drive at any time when his ability to drive properly is impaired.
(3) Paragraph (1)(b) [F2, (c) and (d)] shall not apply in relation to a person driving a mechanically propelled vehicle other than a motor vehicle.
F1Art. 14(1)(d) and preceding word inserted (16.7.2008) by Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1216 (N.I. 1)), arts. 1(4), 63(2); S.R. 2008/293, art. 2, Sch.
F2Words in art. 14(3) substituted (16.7.2008) by Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1216 (N.I. 1)), arts. 1(4), 63(3); S.R. 2008/293, art. 2, Sch.