A getaway driver who lost control of a defective car following a robbery and mounted a footpath killing one woman and seriously injuring another has been jailed for 7½ years. He also pleaded guilty to having no insurance and driving a dangerous defective vehicle. Brendan McGovern, husband of Jacqueline, noted in his victim impact statement that the driver had not stopped to help in any way. Judge Martin Nolan noted the contents of other victim impact statements also handed in to court from other family members. He said dangerous driving causing death was a very elastic offence ranging from no culpability to very serious cases.

Source: The Irish Times December 21, 2020 20:15 UTC