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When is the driver of a car not driving the car?

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When is a driver at the wheel of a moving car not actually ‘driving'? The answer in one fatal accident case is an important reminder not to take facts at face value but always to dig deeper.

Mr Gordon Soutar had admitted being at the wheel when his white BMW veered into oncoming traffic, colliding with a van whose driver was fatally injured. He was charged with causing death by dangerous

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