A garda whose careless driving caused the death of a 75-year-old pedestrian has had a nine month prison sentence deferred on condition he pay €2,000 to a charity
33-year-old Warren Farrell, a garda serving in Ballyfermot, Co Dublin, was driving a marked patrol car in response to an incident at a Topaz garage when his vehicle struck Elizabeth Core.
He said he was surprised that she continued to cross the road and immediately applied brakes and entered the bus lane to avoid hitting her. He said there was evidence Gda Farrell experienced a "violation of expectancy" where he had expected Mrs Core to stop crossing. He said his father's health deteriorated after his mother's death and he passed away "almost two years to the day she died".
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Garda whose driving caused death of pedestrian (75) has nine-month sentence deferredA Garda whose careless driving caused the death of a 75-year-old pedestrian has had a nine month prison sentence deferred on condition he pay €2,000 to a charity
Read more »
Family of woman in ‘vegetative state’ in dispute with HSE over careWoman has exceeded life expectancy on which a €2.5m settlement was reached in 2013
Read more »
Louth millionaire makes contact with Lotto HQ after winning €2.4mTermonfeckin, Co Louth millionaire makes contact with Lotto HQ after winning €2.4m
Read more »
Bishop warns number of priests under 75 will halveThe number of diocesan priests under the retirement age of 75 will be at least halved in the next ten years and the number of Sunday Masses will have to be reduced, according to the Catholic Bishop of Ossory, Dermot Farrell.
Read more »
How the 50c minimum wage increase affected wage inequalityIreland’s minimum hourly wage is more than €2 less than the appropriate living wage recommended in a European Union report.
Read more »