2026-05-08
Delivery driver caused death of 83-year-old in 'momentary lapse in concentration'
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Photo: Collins) By Claire Henry A delivery driver who caused the death of an 83-year-old man in a supermarket car park during a "momentary lapse in concentration" has been given a fully suspended sentence. Judge Sheahan also highlighted the words from Ms Kidd's victim impact statement, which said that "no sentence will bring back our father." She sentenced Rooney to nine months in prison, which she suspended in full for nine months, and disqualified him from driving for two years.