Man jailed after crash caused pregnant woman to lose her unborn baby

Saoirse Aylward, who was 31 weeks pregnant at the time, had to have an emergency C-Section after the crash

Saoirse Aylward, with her stillborn son Jax whom she lost as a result of the crash in 2024. She has called for a change in the law, saying: Jax's Law proposes that babies who die as a result of fatal road collisions during pregnancy are recognised in their own right within the justice system'.

A 31-year-old Ukrainian man has been sentenced to six months in prison arising out of the careless driving of a van that led to the death of an unborn baby.

Yurii Dudek, with an address listed in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, was handed down the sentence by Judge Cormac Quinn after pleading guilty at Wexford Circuit Criminal Court.