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Court of Appeal, on the application of the Director of Public Prosecutions: (a) determines that a sentence of three years imprisonment with the last 18 months suspended for dangerous driving causing death was unduly lenient in light of the aggravating factors, including the fact that the offender failed to stop when called upon to do by Gardai; and (b) substitutes a sentence of four years imprisonment with the last 18 months suspended.
Criminal law - sentencing - review on grounds of undue leniency - dangerous driving causing death, contrary to s. 53(1) of the Road Traffic Act, 1961, as substituted by s. 4 of the Road Traffic (No.2) Act, 2011 - sentence of three years with final 18 months suspended - blood alcohol level - defects in vehicle - failure to stop vehicle when called upon by Gardai - headline sentence of five years - available sentence of up to 10 years imprisonment - appropriate headline sentence of six years.
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