Garda whose driving caused woman's death avoids prison sentence

A garda whose careless driving caused the death of a 75-year-old pedestrian has had a nine-month prison sentence deferred on condition he pay €5,000 to a charity.

Warren Farrell, 33, a garda serving in Ballyfermot, Co Dublin, was driving a marked patrol car in response to an incident at a Topaz garage when his vehicle struck Elizabeth Core.