2024-07-22
Dangerous driver who caused death of woman 16 years ago has lifetime driving ban overturned
Stage: Appeal
Outcome: Kelly (43), of St Brigid's Place, Portlaoise, was sentenced to two years in prison suspended for a period of two years, on December 15, 2009 by Judge Anthony Kennedy sitting at Portlaoise Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of Claire Hennessy on October 18, 2008 contrary to S53 of the Road Traffic Act 1961. The three-judge court quashed the lifetime driving ban and imposed a 20-year disqualification from driving on Kelly before proceeding to resentence the appellant to two years imprisonment suspended for two years.