2017-02-06
Teen whose driving left pedestrian with life-long injuries spared jail a second time despite "too lenient" finding
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He was given a wholly suspended three year sentence for dangerous driving by Judge Patricia Ryan and ordered to undertake community service for failing to offer assistance. Mr Justice Mahon, who sat with Mr Justice George Birmingham and Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan, imposed a new three year suspended sentence on conditions.