Mr Eden was jailed last week for seven years after he was found guilty of death by dangerous driving. He has been travelling at excessive speeds and lost control of his car, which then drifted and collided into an oncoming car.

Mr Eden owned a range of fast performance cars and it was due to his speeding that he had a motorbike accident back in 2002 which led to the death of his friend. He was jailed for three years after this offence and banned from driving for 10 years. However, he didn’t adhere to this and was involved in another accident in November 2010 which resulted in the death of his girlfriend.

The Judge was appalled and said that he has ‘learned little’ from his 2002 conviction.

Learner drivers should always be supervised by a full licence holder and despite Mr Eden clearly having driven for a number of years, he could not control the vehicle and showed off in adverse conditions which resulted in the death of two people close to him.

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A MAN has been banned from driving for three years after he drove having taken drugs.
Carlisle magistrates’ court heard how 29-year-old Mark Anderson was stopped after police saw his silver Toyota 4×4 driving down Tait Street in an “inconsiderate manner” on May 28. Prosecutor Pam Ward said police noticed his eyes were glazed and he failed a roadside impairment test. A small amount of heroin was seized.
Anderson, of Northfield Park in Annan, gave a urine sample which proved he was unfit to drive through drugs. He admitted that charge and possessing heroin in court yesterday.
Nick Kennon, defending, said Anderson, a single parent, worked as a warehouse man for a national parcel delivery company and needed his licence for work.
Magistrates disqualified him for 36-months, saying it was his second driving ban in 10 years.
He was fined £215 for the driving offence and £185 for drug possession, and given court costs of £100 with a £15 victim surcharge.

Reports have found that congestion costs the UK economy billions each year and if we do not reduce congestion then it could cost us £24b a year by 2025 through late deliveries, missed appointments and other delays.

MPs are looking at lots of ways to reduce congestion and one suggestion is a tougher driving test. Evidence shows the poor road user behaviour led to increased congestion. Therefore we need to address the safety issues linked to drivers that cause accidents and inappropriate road use which adversely affects traffic flow.

Another suggestion was to keep motorists up-to-date with road signs and the law after passing their test. This could be done by having a free Highway Code app for mobile phones or including changes to the Highway Code in the form of a leaflet which would be given to drivers when they renew their licence or tax disc.

Simple solutions such as monitoring bus lanes and the access to the hard shoulder for normal motorists, improving accident clear-up times and tackling road works’ disruption should also help traffic flow.

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A new app for Sprint Android users is available for just $2 a month and is thought to save lives.

The app locks your phone when you are driving over 10mph and alerts parents or spouse when it has been locked. The app determines your speed by using GPS and cell tower triangulation, the phone then automatically locks. If you were using the phone for a call or text, this will be suspended immediately.

In America cell phones are thought to contribute to 25 percent of all car accidents and parents of younger drivers in particular are welcoming this app.

It is thought the app will become available for BlackBerry users amongst other operating systems in the coming months.

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NEWCASTLE United star Nile Ranger has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving.And cops have revealed that bizarrely the Toon ace’s customised Land Rover was driven away while he was being arrested.
Northumbria Police said: “While officers were speaking to the man outside of the vehicle, the Range Rover drove off from the scene.
“Officers stopped the vehicle nearby and two further men, aged 18 and 21, were arrested for being carried by a motor vehicle taken without consent and TWOC.”
Ranger, 20, was bailed pending the results of a blood test after he was stopped by cops.
The 21-year-old man was charged with drink-driving and driving with no insurance. The 18-year-old will face no further action.
Earlier today, Ranger posted on his Twitter account: “Lifes Too Short To Worry About Things.”
He also revealed that he was going to get a new tattoo on his elbow.
The troubled striker was arrested two weeks ago on suspicion of assault after a 33-year-old was found unconscious outside a pub.
Ranger has been linked to a number of clubs after falling out with club bosses.
In May he was forced to apologise after The Sun revealed a picture of him striking a gangster pose with a replica handgun.
On Friday he posted pictures of his black and white customised Range Rover on his Twitter account.
It features the word “Ranger” on the bonnet in official Range Rover lettering.

The Court of Appeal have been handed a case where a civil servant who caused death by dangerous driving was only given a 16-month jail sentence which is thought to be too lenient.

Mr Warnock crashed into a car back in 2009 and killed the 20 year old driver instantly and seriously injured the passenger. He also found himself in hospital for a number of weeks after the accident.

One witness is claimed to have said “The noise (of the engine) was scary fast. It made me feel that something was going to happen”.  Gerry Simpson QC who is appealing the sentence on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions claimed that Mr Warnock was driving on the wrong side of the road before the accident occurred and this was an aggravating factor.

However, Mr Warnock’s barrister Adrian Colton told the court that he has completed the victim impact course in prison and enlisted for the restorative justice programme.

The courts reserved their decision and his barrister went on to say it’s unfortunate that on this one occasion a man of worth, and integrity made a error of judgment and acted out of character.

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Sky Sports presenter Georgie Thompson was banned from the road for 19 months yesterday after she admitted drink-driving.The glamorous ex-girlfriend of TV host Dec Donnelly was more than twice the legal limit when she was breath-tested by police last month.They pulled her over outside her flat in Chelsea, London, after they saw her hit another car as she tried to reverse park her Porsche Cayman in the early hours of August 22.Thompson, 33, pleaded guilty at West London Magistrates’ Court yesterday.The court heard police officers started to follow her car near her home at around 2.30am when they noticed the Porsche was “travelling at speed”.After witnessing the parking incident – which didn’t cause any damage to the other car – they decided to speak to the driver.The officer who approached Thompson noticed that her eyes were glazed and her speech was slurred. He decided to do a roadside breath-test.The court heard Thompson registered 76mg of alcohol per 100 millilitres.The legal limit is 35mg. Martyn Levett, defending, said Thompson, who has been with Sky Sports for 10 years, was a “hard-working, sensible and reliable person”.Fine He added: “I would like to apologise on behalf of my client.”Deputy district judge Robert Morgan-Jones told Thompson: “I give you full credit for your early guilty plea.”But he added: “I’m required to ban you from driving – and it is a relatively high reading, which means I have extended the ban.”The judge said the ban could be reduced by four months if Thompson attended a driver rehabilitation course.He also ordered Thompson to pay a £1000 fine and £100 costs.As the sentence was passed, Thompson folded her arms.When asked if she understood, she nodded her head and said: “Absolutely.”Thompson, who split from Donnelly at Easter after two years together, left the court without co

When driving a vehicle, drivers have many different signalling devices to communicate with other road users.

Indicators are amber in colour. They are located at the side of the car, two at the front and two at the back. They show your intended change of direction. You should ensure you indicate in plenty of time and cancel the signal once you have completed the manoeuvre.

Hazard lights cause all indicators on the car to flash, a driver would use their hazards to warn drivers of a hazard, whether it be your own vehicle or an obstacle in the road.

Brake lights inform other road users that you are slowing down, although brake lights are brighter than standard rear lights, you still need to pay close attention to cars slowing down.

Flashing your headlights should only be done to warn other road users of your presence. They are not there to intimidate other road users or to communicate with other drivers.

Your reverse light will be a single light or two lights at the back of the vehicle which indicates to other drivers that you are set to reverse.

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Many drivers do not anticipate a bend in the road and how this will affect their driving.

Too many drivers take a bend too fast when they need to consider how tight the bend is, will they need to reduce their speed and when will they need to do this, otherwise drivers behind will not know of their intentions.

As you drive towards a bend it is good practice to check your mirrors.

The way to approach a bend is to slow down sufficiently before the bend so you can come of the brakes as you enter the corner. You can then accelerate gently during the bend if needed. This ensures that your tyres aren’t under too much pressure and reduces the risk of skidding.

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A Shrewsbury Town footballer who was caught using a mobile phone at the wheel escaped a driving ban because he said he needed his car to get to training sessions.
Reuben Hazell, 32, who signed for Shrewsbury in June, told a court that no-one was available to chauffeur him on the 110-mile round trip from his Birmingham home to the League Two club’s Greenhous Meadow stadium.
The defender claimed special hardship, saying no family member, including his uncle, former Wolves defender Bob Hazell, or colleague could give him lifts.
Hazell already had nine points on his licence, and was handed three more for using his phone while driving, which meant he could have been handed an immediate ban.
Appearing at Oldham Magistrates Court, he admitted using a mobile phone in his car at Oldham in March.
Julie Spaven, prosecuting, told the court that a police community support officer had spotted Hazell, who was then playing for Oldham Athletic, using his mobile phone while driving his Volkswagen car.
Hazell told the court his partner worked full-time for the Crown Prosecution Service so could not drive him. And the court was told there were not any trains that ran close to the club’s ground and he could not afford to take a taxi every day.
Asked by court legal advisor Kay O’Sullivan whether he would be fired if he could not get to work, Hazell said: “I presume not, but there is no guarantee if you start missing a day of training.”
He had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing.
As well as giving Mr Hazell three points on his licence, chairman of the bench Chetana Bhatt-Shah handed the footballer a £150 fine, charged him £35 costs and imposed a £15 victims’ surcharge.