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Community service for man who knocked down and killed 77-year-old woman

Date
2015-05-05

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Douglas

County
Cork

Summary

In a 2015 Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Carl Feighery, 32, was sentenced to 240 hours of community service within 12 months in lieu of a two‑year jail term for dangerous driving that caused the death of 77‑year‑old Rose Douglas. Feighery, an electrician, had already been disqualified from driving for five years. The judge, Martin Nolan, found no aggravating factors such as drink driving or excessive speed, describing the offence as a loss of focus. Feighery pleaded guilty and expressed remorse, having made a voluntary statement at the scene and taken a jumper over Douglas's legs. The Douglas family, who lost a wife, mother, grandmother and great‑grandmother, received the sentence as a form of closure, with the judge noting the tragedy's impact on them. The case concluded with the community service order and no custodial sentence.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Community service for man who knocked down and killed 77-year-old woman. Charges or matters: dangerous driving causing death. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

January 9, 2013 Other
June 2007 Incident
2015-05-05 Publication

Case subjects

Carl Feighery

Defendant

Charges: dangerous driving causing death (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Today Judge Martin Nolan heard that Feighery has been deemed suitable for community service by the Probation Service. The judge imposed 240 hours of community service to be completed within 12 months in lieu of a two year sentence.