Gerard Brett jailed for drink-driving death of Dublin pedestrian

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Gerard Brett was jailed for two years for causing an 87-year-old pedestrian’s death by drink driving, reported on 22 March 2012. Brett, a retired nurse from Tipperary, was driving erratically in Portrane, North Dublin, when his car struck Benedict Brady as he crossed the road. Brady died in hospital six days later without regaining consciousness. The report said Brett was 65 and receiving dialysis for chronic liver failure.

This case may have concluded differently. The outcome has not yet been confirmed by a public source we could find.