“She used to drive professionally for a bus company and has never been in an accident before"

"He completely disregarded my boundaries; he betrayed my trust in the worst way.” 

"He felt that he could trust that employee, and that employee let him down"

Third time he had faced insurance offences

The jury has been told that both men have claimed they were acting in self-defence and that the deceased was himself “involved in violence” on the night.

The driver was seriously injured, a court was told

"I didn’t know what was in it"

“There are land issues involved"

The court was told the defendant's partner had been murdered

He pleaded guilty to three offences

The judge was incredulous

Left the court without a driving ban

"Somewhat unusual"

"Two out of every three euros fined for speeding occurs on a 700m stretch of roadway representing 0.003% of the road network."

A woman was injured in the accident 

“We’re losing so many people on the roads in comparison to murder and manslaughter"

“After the last day in court (when she was initially banned from further ownership), she went and got another dog and doesn’t seem to have learned her lesson"

"You would expect that behaviour from a pack of hyenas, not a lady"

The defendant was charged of having an uncontrolled dog, and not having a valid licence

Photos of the injuries were handed in