David Byrne’s dangerous driving sentence reduced on appeal

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David Byrne had his five-year sentence for dangerous driving causing death reduced to four years, with the final 12 months suspended, at the Court of Appeal on 20 December 2019. He was also disqualified from driving for life.

Byrne had been convicted after a jury trial of dangerous driving causing the death of Patricia Dunne in Killester, Dublin, on 16 October 2015, along with two driving-licence and insurance-related offences. The appeal court dismissed his appeal after considering mitigating factors including his character and work record.