Kaine Ugwu gets suspended sentence for careless driving death

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Kaine Ugwu received a suspended 12-month sentence for careless driving causing death at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 18 November 2019. The fatal collision happened on North Circular Road, Dublin, on 8 December 2017.

Ugwu pleaded guilty after his car collided with food delivery motorcyclist Fernando Coimbra de Almeida Morato while turning right at a green light. The court ordered him to pay €20,000 to Morato’s fiancée and mother within six months.

Judge Elma Sheahan also suspended Ugwu from driving for six years and adjourned the matter until the following June to check payment of the compensation.