Which statute corresponds to causing death by careless/inconsiderate driving when under the influence of drink or drugs?

• A. S3ZD RTA 1988
• B. S2C RTA 1988
• C. S1A RTA 1988
• D. S3A RTC 1988

Answer: (B)

The situation tests the specific offence where death results from driving that is careless or inconsiderate, with the driver being under the influence of drink or drugs at the time. The statute that directly covers this combination is Section 2C of the Road Traffic Act 1988. It identifies causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving when the driver is under the influence, which is a distinct offence from the more serious dangerous-driving routes and from careless driving without the impairment factor.

In practice, this means the charge is used when someone drifts into a fatal collision due to a less-than-careful standard of driving paired with intoxication, rather than because the driving was deemed dangerous in the extreme sense. If the driving were judged to be dangerous, the charge would fall under the dangerous-driving provision instead.

The other options point to different offences within the same act or other related offences, which do not describe the exact scenario of careless/inconsiderate driving caused by intoxication leading to death.