Penalty for driver in fatal crash ‘a bit light’

An Irish father who lost three of his four children in a car crash in Denmark last summer has described the €1,340 fine handed down to their killer as “somewhat light” given the consequences of his actions.

“The law is what it is and a judge is only allowed to put down what is asked for by the prosecution,” Brian O’Shea told RTÉ’s Miriam O’Callaghan yesterday.

“In this particular situation it was impossible for the prosecutor to prove he was doing a higher speed, which we are pretty sure he was, and all that could be proved was the impact speed,” he said.