Learner driver who ran over partner during 'horseplay' gets suspended sentence

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that Lana Dowling was moving the car forward while her then-partner was on the bonnet of the car. Her partner fell and was run over by the car

Lana Dowling was given a suspended sentence after she pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm. Picture: Colins Courts

A learner driver who ran over her then-girlfriend during “horseplay”, leaving her with life-changing injuries, has been given a two-year suspended sentence.

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that Lana Dowling, then 19, was moving the car forward while her then-partner was on the bonnet of the car. Her partner fell and was run over by the car.