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Jonathan Fagg

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Senior Data Journalist, BBC England Central Editorial Team

Jonathan Fagg @handle.invalid · 29/01/2025

What makes someone drive their car over 160mph? Kent Police's Chief Inspector Craig West calls those who do selfish, and reminds them that "speed does kill." DfT data backs that up, and our latest investigation shows the potential consequences: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A bar chart showing the number of road collision deaths where exceeding the speed limit was a contributory factor, 2014 - 2023.
2014: 282 deaths
2015: 244
2016: 229
2017: 220
2018: 186
2019: 232
2020: 219
2021: 253
2022: 303
2023: 314

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Jonathan Fagg @handle.invalid · 29/01/2025

What makes someone drive their car over 160mph? Kent Police's Chief Inspector Craig West calls those who do selfish, and reminds them that "speed does kill." DfT data backs that up, and our latest investigation shows the potential consequences: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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