Ryszard Gieron gets suspended sentence for dangerous driving death

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Ryszard Gieron received a fully suspended two-year sentence for dangerous driving causing death at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 20 December 2019. His car crossed a red light at Summerhill Parade and struck a taxi travelling lawfully through the junction, killing passenger Mark Gerety.

Judge Martin Nolan accepted Gieron’s explanation that he believed the light was green and found no evidence of speeding or intoxicants. The judge noted Gieron’s clean record, good work history and appropriate conduct after the collision before deciding that imprisonment would be unjust.