4 August 2008 13:00 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott
Drivers who cause death while sending or reading text messages at the wheel should be liable for up to 7 years in jail - so states new guidance from the Sentencing Guidelines Council, now in force in the UK.The use of mobile phones will be treated "robustly" the SGC said, with sentencing advice that if an offender is distracted by a mobile when the offence is committed it will be treated as "particularly" serious.
The council's chairman, Lord Chief Justice Lord Phillips, said: "This guideline is designed to support sentences in making the very difficult decisions that face them in these cases".
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