David Byrne has sentence cut for dangerous driving death

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David Byrne had his sentence for dangerous driving causing death reduced by the Court of Appeal in a judgment delivered on 20 December 2019.

The court substituted four years’ imprisonment, suspending the final year, after allowing his appeal against the sentence imposed following his conviction.

His conviction appeal had already been dismissed, while the court maintained the disqualification order and described the case as involving significant aggravating factors.