Ireland Crime

Named as

Victim

Offences

Careless driving causing serious bodily harm

Where

Co. Dublin

Reporting

2 reports, 1 May 2026 to 19 May 2026

Outlets

irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie

• Man sentenced for careless driving causing serious bodily harm in Dublin Careless driving causing serious bodily harm · Co. Dublin

  On 9 October 2024, John Wrafter, 34, drove through a red light on Davin Road, Drimnagh, Dublin, and knocked down Francine Winters, who was crossing the road after getting off a Luas. She suffered multiple fractures to her spine, ribs, skull and eye socket, a broken pelvis, an internal degloving of one leg, and a brain bleed, and woke from a coma five days later in Beaumont Hospital. Wrafter pleaded guilty to one count of careless driving causing serious bodily harm. At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Judge Elma Sheahan set a headline sentence of 16 months before suspending a 12-month sentence and disqualifying Wrafter from driving for four years.

  Sentenced, 1 May 2026Victim · 2 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 19 May2026
   Sentencedirishtimes.com, in Man sentenced for careless driving causing serious bodily harm in Dublin

   Woman’s world ‘shattered’ after driver broke red light and knocked her down, court hears

   victim, Francine Winters, femaleFrancine Winters♀
2. 1 May2026
   Sentencedthejournal.ie, in Man sentenced for careless driving causing serious bodily harm in Dublin

   Man gets suspended sentence after knocking down woman and leaving her with life-changing injuries

   victim, Francine Winters, female, irish (judged from name)Francine Winters♀IE

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