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Community Service for motorist who drove in to elderly woman, causing multiple fractures

Summary

Sarah Hanson, 44, pleaded guilty to careless driving causing serious harm after her car struck 72‑year‑old Sandra Molloy in a Clondalkin retail park car park on 13 November 2015. Molloy suffered two broken legs, a pelvic fracture and a skull base fracture, requiring 32 days in Tallaght Hospital, nine in intensive care, and multiple surgeries. Hanson was sentenced by Judge Terence O'Sullivan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to 120 hours of community service and a €1,000 fine, with no custodial sentence. The judge cited Hanson's guilty plea, lack of prior convictions, remorse, and character references from colleagues as mitigating factors. Hanson, a clinical psychologist with three children, had no intention to harm Molloy and accepted responsibility immediately after the incident. The judge emphasised that the judgment focused on the driving rather than the extent of Molloy's injuries.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Community Service for motorist who drove in to elderly woman, causing multiple fractures. Charges or matters: careless driving causing serious harm at a retail park in Clondalkin, Dublin on November 13, 2015. Procedural stage: sentence

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• November 13, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2017-10-25 Publication

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