Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Justice
Change sentencing for causing death or serious injury by dangerous driving
Closed
559 signatures
What the petition asks
We want the law on causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving changed. The minimum sentences must be increased, and offenders should have to serve sentences consecutively instead of just one sentence for all charges when multiple people are killed or injured.
The law isn’t enough at moment. We lost two children, 3-year-old Jayden-Lee and 4-year-old Gracie-Ann. The offender was given only 9.5 years and will be out in 4. This is shocking and not justice for the impact the offence has caused. We don’t want anyone else to go through what this family has suffered.
It should be a minimum life sentence for taking a life, especially driving under influence of drink and drugs. Two young lives were lost due to this! The law has to change with heavier sentences for these crimes, and serving a full sentence per offence.
It should be a minimum life sentence for taking a life, especially driving under influence of drink and drugs. Two young lives were lost due to this! The law has to change with heavier sentences for these crimes, and serving a full sentence per offence.
Timeline
| 21 Apr 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Nov 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
559
Status
Closed
Department
Ministry of Justice
Opened
21 Apr 2022
Closed
4 Nov 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.