Ruth Kavanagh, of Dalriada Park, Ballycullen, Dublin, who was given a suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court Photo: Collins Courts
A dental nurse who broke a red light and knocked down a Leaving Cert student who was walking to school has been given a suspended sentence.
Ruth Kavanagh (29) had just dropped her child off to a nearby creche and was driving her usual route to work when she broke the red light at a pedestrian crossing and knocked down the secondary school girl who was crossing the road.