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Banned driver whose dangerous driving caused death of back seat passenger is jailed for 8.5 years
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Eric Wansboro, 27, was sentenced to eight and a half years in jail for dangerous driving that caused the death of 43‑year‑old Sinead Maguire and serious bodily harm to Liam McDonagh. Wansboro pleaded guilty to the offence committed on 29 May 2014 when he was driving a Toyota Avensis at high speed, pursued by a Garda patrol. The collision, which occurred at a junction with a 50 kph limit, left the car heavily damaged and all occupants unconscious. Maguire died from severe neck and spinal injuries; McDonagh suffered a fractured jaw and lost five teeth. Wansboro had a suspended three‑year sentence for a 2011 stolen‑car offence and a ten‑year driving disqualification. The judge imposed a five‑and‑a‑half‑year term for the dangerous driving, back‑dated to the date he entered custody, and added the suspended sentence, bringing the total to eight and a half years.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Banned driver whose dangerous driving caused death of back seat passenger is jailed for 8.5 years. Charges or matters: dangerous driving causing the death of Sinead Maguire (43) and serious bodily harm to Liam McDonagh at Fairview, north Dublin on May 29 2014; possession of a gun on Sarsfield Road, Ballyfermot and assault causing harm to Graham Weekes on Burgh Quay on dates between May 10, 2007 and August 19, 2008. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- May 29 2014 Incident
- December 2011 Incident
- July 2013 Incident
- October 2010 Incident
- May 10, 2007 Incident
- August 19, 2008 Incident
- 2015-05-18 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: dangerous driving causing the death of Sinead Maguire (43) and serious bodily harm to Liam McDonagh at Fairview, north Dublin on May 29 2014; possession of a gun on Sarsfield Road, Ballyfermot and assault causing harm to Graham Weekes on Burgh Quay on dates between May 10, 2007 and August 19, 2008 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: At the time of the crash Wansboro was out on a suspended sentence of three years for an offence of driving a stolen car in December 2011. Judge Ring imposed the three year suspended sentence today and imposed an additional term of five and a half years for the dangerous driving offence.
Places mentioned
Topics
Road Traffic Stage Sentence Theft
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