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12 months for truck driver who broke red light and fatally struck pedestrian
Summary
In a Dublin junction at Swords Road and Collins Avenue, truck driver Prince Aibangbe (51) was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, with a two‑year suspended portion, after he broke a red light and fatally struck 21‑year‑old Gerard Whyte. Aibangbe had stopped past the white stop lines and, believing he had a green filter light, pulled off to the left. Witnesses and CCTV confirmed he moved through a red light. He pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death. The judge noted his guilty plea, remorse, and cooperation, and disqualified him from driving for six years. Aibangbe had nine prior convictions, including four for traffic offences, and had previously been fined for driving without insurance and failing to display an NCT. The sentence was intended as a deterrent for large‑vehicle drivers at junctions.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 12 months for truck driver who broke red light and fatally struck pedestrian. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- May 31 Adjournment
- May 31, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2020-06-17 Publication
Why: Gda Jordan agreed with Mr Dwyer that Aibangbe had been entitled to be in the lane in order to turn left. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Credit: Collins) A judge has said there is a greater onus on truck drivers to take care at junctions and look out for cyclists and pedestrians as she jailed a truck driver who broke a red light and fatally struck a pedestrian for one year. She said the appropriate sentence was three years and she suspended the final two years of this.; Details of the case were heard last week, when Judge Pauline Codd adjourned it for finalisation today.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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