Mary Magowan receives suspended sentence for careless driving

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Mary Magowan received a one-year suspended sentence for careless driving causing serious injury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Judge Martin Nolan imposed the sentence on strict conditions and disqualified her from driving for three years.

Magowan pleaded guilty. The offence occurred on 18 October 2021, and the proceedings were reported on 18 January 2023.

The report said she accepted responsibility, made immediate admissions and explained that she had mistaken the brake for the accelerator. The court heard she had no previous convictions and had surrendered her driving licence.