Guillermo Salazar given suspended sentence for careless driving

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Guillermo Salazar was given a nine-month sentence suspended in full for careless driving causing serious bodily harm at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Judge Martin Nolan imposed the sentence on strict conditions and declined to disqualify him from driving, although his licence will be endorsed.

Salazar had initially faced a charge of dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm but pleaded guilty to the lesser careless-driving charge. The incident occurred on 18 March 2023 at Wyckham Way, Dundrum, Dublin. The proceedings were reported on 12 July 2024.

The report said witnesses and CCTV evidence indicated that Salazar drove through a red light and struck the girl, while Garda Jason McDonnell accepted there was no sign of prior inappropriate driving and that Salazar appeared to have suffered a momentary lapse in concentration.