Melvin Rattigan gets community service for dangerous driving

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Melvin Rattigan was sentenced to 240 hours of community service for dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 2 February 2018. The offence occurred at Lower Dominick Street, Dublin, on 13 May 2015, when his car struck cyclist Laura Briggs.

The sentence was imposed in lieu of two years in prison, pending a Probation Service report on his suitability for community service. The court heard that Rattigan had pleaded guilty and had no previous convictions. A report was ordered for 16 March 2018.