Ireland Case No. 14885Careless driving causing serious harm · Co. Dublin · 4 Jun 2022
Woman given suspended sentence over crossroads crash in Swords that injured elderly woman
On 4 June 2022, Victoria Quinn, a 46-year-old woman, drove through a crossroads on the R125 in Swords and collided with a car carrying a 72-year-old woman and her husband, who was driving. The elderly woman suffered a fractured lower back and other injuries. The husband died 19 days later from an unrelated bout of pneumonia. Quinn pleaded guilty to careless driving causing serious harm, and at a sentencing hearing in December, reported on 20 January 2025, Judge Elva Duffy imposed a two-year sentence suspended in full and an €8,000 fine payable within six months.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Victoria Quinn, a 46-year-old woman, pleaded guilty to one count of careless driving causing serious harm.
- Quinn drove through a crossroads and collided with a car carrying an elderly couple.
- Where
- The collision happened at the R125 in Swords, County Dublin.
- When
- The incident happened on 4 June 2022.
- Cause
- A witness said Quinn was going hard and went through the crossroads as if it did not exist, while Quinn told gardaí she estimated she was travelling at around 20km/h.
- Other details
- The victim, a 72-year-old woman, had a fracture in her lower back and bruising and pain to her wrist, elbow and chest.
- The husband, who was driving the car, died 19 days after the crash from an unrelated bout of pneumonia.
- Quinn has no previous convictions.
- The judge said Quinn's version of events to gardaí was not correct, possibly self-serving and possibly not truthful.
- In court
- The case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court at a sentencing hearing in December, reported on 20 January 2025.
- Sentence
- Judge Elva Duffy imposed a two-year sentence, suspended in full.
- Quinn was fined €8,000, which she must pay within six months.
- Charges
- Careless driving causing serious harm carries a maximum sentence of two years.
14 statements extracted from the articles
- whatVictoria Quinn pleaded guilty to one count of careless driving causing serious harm. (thejournal.ie)
- whatQuinn drove through a crossroads and collided with a car carrying an elderly couple. (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe elderly woman had a fracture in her lower back, bruising and pain to her wrist, elbow and chest. (thejournal.ie)
- whereThe collision happened at the R125 in Swords. (thejournal.ie)
- whenThe incident happened on June 4, 2022. (thejournal.ie)
- causeA witness said Quinn was going hard and went through the crossroads as if it did not exist. (thejournal.ie)
- courtThe case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court at a sentencing hearing last December. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceJudge Elva Duffy imposed a two-year sentence, suspended in full. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceQuinn was fined €8,000, which she must pay in six months. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe woman's husband, who was driving the car, died 19 days later from an unrelated bout of pneumonia. (thejournal.ie)
- otherCareless driving causing serious harm carries a maximum sentence of two years. (thejournal.ie)
- otherQuinn has no previous convictions. (thejournal.ie)
- otherQuinn told gardaí she estimated she was travelling at around 20km/h. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe judge said Quinn's version of events to gardaí was not correct, possibly self-serving and possibly not truthful. (thejournal.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 20 Jan2025Woman fined for driving through crossroads and colliding with car of elderly couple
Reports the sentencing of Victoria Quinn at a hearing last December, with details of the crash, the victim's injuries, the husband's death from unrelated pneumonia, and the judge's remarks.
victim, 72, femaleconvicted, Victoria Quinn, 46, female, named, irish (judged from name)Victoria Quinn