Christopher Coleman jailed for dangerous driving causing death

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Christopher Coleman was resentenced to six years in prison, with the final two years and nine months suspended, by the Court of Appeal on 23 February 2017.

He had pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of Eugene Maher, leaving the scene and driving without insurance. The crash happened on Dublin’s Clontarf Road on 30 June 2015.

The court increased his sentence after the Director of Public Prosecutions argued that the original punishment was unduly lenient. Coleman was also disqualified from driving for 15 years.