Sentence
Luis Fernando Balcazar Soto
Luis Fernando Balcazar Soto (aged 25) was sentenced at Court of Appeal Criminal Division on 26 January 2023 to 12 Years 9 Months for Causing serious injury by dangerous driving and 6 other offences. The offences, what the court heard and the sentence passed.
- Court
- Court of Appeal Criminal Division
- Sentenced
- 26 January 2023
- Sentence
- 12 Years 9 Months
- Judge
- Lord Justice William Davis, Mr Justice Sweeting and Her Honour Judge Norton
- Convicted on
- Guilty Plea
4 offences
| Offence | Sentence |
|---|---|
| Causing serious injury by dangerous driving | Custodial immediate |
| Breach of a Restraining Order | |
| Causing death by dangerous driving | Custodial immediate |
| Breach of a Suspended Sentence |
What the court heard
The Court of Appeal judgeS ruled that his original sentence✓ Saved had been unduly lenient and increased the sentence term from 9-years and 9-months to 12-years and 9-months. He pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving in Southwark, south London, on 10 July 2022. Broadcast Sentencing Remarks