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Family of man killed instantly by speeding driver call for raise in maximum sentence

Date
2025-03-24

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Cameron Cooper, 23, was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for dangerous driving causing death after he hit 21‑year‑old apprentice electrician Dylan Killalee Maher at double the speed limit on Naas Road. Cooper fled the scene, falsely claiming his car had been stolen, and later pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death, driving without insurance, making a false report and failing to offer assistance. The judge, Ronan Munro, described the offence as a homicide and imposed a five‑year, three‑month term, suspending the final year for five years on conditions, and disqualified Cooper from driving for nine years. The sentence was met with emotional reactions from the Maher family, who called for the maximum sentence for dangerous driving causing death to be raised to at least 14 years. The court noted Cooper had no prior convictions and that the victim's family did not attend the hearing.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Family of man killed instantly by speeding driver call for raise in maximum sentence. Charges or matters: dangerous driving causing death, driving with no insurance, making a false report of a crime and failing to offer assistance to avoid criminal or civil prosecution at locations on the Naas Road and Turnpike Road on November 12, 2023. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

November 12, 2023 Hearing Or Sentence
2025-03-24 Publication

Case subjects

Cameron Cooper

Convicted Person

Charges: dangerous driving causing death, driving with no insurance, making a false report of a crime and failing to offer assistance to avoid criminal or civil prosecution at locations on the Naas Road and Turnpike Road on November 12, 2023 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: There were emotional scenes in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court today as Cameron Cooper (23) was jailed for the hit and run death of 21-year-old Dylan Killalee Maher. Cooper kept his head bowed in the dock as the sentence was passed down.