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19/09/2008
Fleet managers issued manslaughter act warning |
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Fleet managers have been warned that at-work road deaths will be treated as murder under the new Corporate Manslaughter Act.
Kent Police forensic collision investigator David Kirk has said that an immediate investigation should be expected.
Speaking to Fleet News, Mr Kirk said that managers should not be surprised if their offices and homes are visited by police wanting to look through their computers and documents.
He also indicated that vehicle checks would be carried out, along with screenings for drugs and alcohol.
What's more, the use of mobile phones will also be part of any investigation.
Mr Kirk made his comments during the Fleet News Hit for Six conference.
He said: "You will feel like you are being treated like a criminal.
"And that is because it is a criminal investigation. We will investigate a road death starting with the most serious offence of murder and then work down."
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill came into force in the UK in April this year.
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