A man who was involved in a fatal road collision has been jailed for four months after admitting charges of dangerous driving and driving without insurance.
Latvian national Pavels Desjatnikovs, who has an address in Lucan, admitted two offences which occurred on the M50 in December 2004 and claimed the life of a 22-year-old woman.
The Director of Public Prosecutions had directed Mr. Desjatnikovs, who is 30-years-old, to face a simple charge of dangerous driving after an engineers report suggested a difficulty with the brakes of his car.
He also had no insurance.
The collission happened on 28 December 2004 after he drove his car dangerously on the M50 and crossed over into oncoming traffic.
22-year-old Errin Cawley was driving her mother, brother and another young boy when they were hit by the car driven by Mr Desjatnikovs.
Errin was the eldest of three children.
The DPP had considered a full file in relation to the case after a number of witnesses came forward describing how Mr. Desjatnikovs had driven dangerously on the M50.
However there was also an engineers report suggesting a problem with the brakes of his car.
The court had also previously heard there had not been a crash barrier at that section of motorway.
Through his solicitor Mr. Desjatnikovs acknowledged he had caused great tragedy for the Cawley family.
As well as his four month prison sentence he was disqualified from driving for 12 months.
Errin's mother Betty, who was in the car with her daughter, was back in hospital today for further treatment related to her injuries and was informed by phone of the outcome of the court case.
