Driver given suspended sentence over injuries to 81-year-old pedestrian

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Frienna Rockett was given a suspended 17-month sentence and disqualified from driving for two years after pleading guilty to careless driving causing serious bodily harm. The offence arose from a December 16, 2022 incident in Crumlin, where her car struck an 81-year-old woman at a pedestrian crossing.

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard Rockett had taken her eyes off the road while looking for her sister’s home and drove through a red light. The pedestrian suffered a brain bleed, fractures to her legs, pelvis and clavicle, and a dislocated shoulder.

Judge Pauline Codd set a 21-month headline sentence, reduced it to 17 months after considering mitigation, and suspended the sentence. She said Rockett’s carelessness was more than a momentary lapse.