FOI 7363-25 Fatal RTCs involving Drugs, Alcohol, No insurance
Request to Northamptonshire Police
1. How many cases were investigated by Northamptonshire Roads Policing where there was evidence of the driver being under the influence of drink and/or drugs in a fatal road traffic collision which couldn't be charged with more than Section 5 Road Traffic Act 1988 because of the lack of evidence of careless driving.Section 3A Road Traffic Act 1988
2. How many cases were investigated by Northamptonshire Roads Policing where the driver was driving without a licence and/or insurance in a fatal road traffic collision which couldn't be charged for with more than the summary offences of no licence/insurance because of the lack of evidence of careless driving.
Section 3ZB Road Traffic Act 1988
The date range for 1. and 2. is requested for calendar years from: 2017 to the end of 2024
Response
Unfortunately, Northamptonshire Police are unable to provide you with the information requested because it is not held in an easily retrievable format. We contacted our Serious Collision Investigation Unit in an attempt to locate the answers to your questions. Compliance with your request would require our analysts to manually review a minimum of 210 investigations to review. We estimate that the time to do this would exceed the appropriate cost limit of £450.
Accordingly, please accept this Refusal Notice under s12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (The Act).
We always strive to provide the highest level of service that we can with the finite resources at our disposal. Under our Duty to offer advice and assistance to help you revise your request as outlined in s16 of The Act, we may be able to provide data under the scope of your request for a period of twelve months. However, please note further exemptions may apply.