Court halves Cork taxi driver's jail term for fatal hit-and-run

49-year-old psychiatrist, Dr Martin Lawlor, died after he was struck by a taxi being driven by Denis McSweeney

A 49-year-old psychiatrist died of multiple catastrophic injuries, after he was struck by a taxi being driven by Denis McSweeney (pictured) in the early hours of 15 December, 2018. Photo: Cork Courts Limited

The Court of Appeal has halved the four-year jail term imposed on a 75-year-old taxi driver, who left the scene of a fatal collision.

A 49-year-old psychiatrist died of multiple catastrophic injuries, after he was struck by a taxi being driven by Denis McSweeney in the early hours of 15 December, 2018.